Clinical Trials Logo

Clinical Trial Summary

The cause of interstitial cystitis is unknown. However, it tends to run in some families suggesting that there may be a genetic susceptibility to the disease. For instance, the disease is found 17 times more commonly in first-degree relatives (parent, sibling, or child) of patients with interstitial cystitis than in the general population. Furthermore, if one twin has interstitial cystitis, the disease is much more common in identical co-twins than fraternal co-twins. This evidence suggests that, in some families, genes that make a person susceptible to interstitial cystitis are being passed from one generation to the next.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health are performing a study to identify these genes for susceptibility for interstitial cystitis. This study is entitled the Maryland Genetics of Interstitial Cystitis (MaGIC) study. The MaGIC study will investigate several hundred families with two or more blood relatives with interstitial cystitis. The study will seek to find changes in genes that are found far more commonly in family members who have interstitial cystitis than in those who do not have the disease.Identifying these genes should lead to a better understanding of the cause of interstitial cystitis. Finding the cause is the first step to finding the cure.

This is a national study which is conducted by telephone and mail, and in which you can participate entirely from your home.


Clinical Trial Description

n/a


Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT00237081
Study type Observational
Source National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Contact
Status Completed
Phase
Start date June 2004
Completion date November 2008

See also
  Status Clinical Trial Phase
Completed NCT04313972 - IC PaIN Trial: Interstitial Cystitis Pain Improvement With Naltrexone Phase 4
Completed NCT03282318 - A Study to Investigate Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of ASP6294 in the Treatment of Female Subjects With Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis Phase 2
Completed NCT03463499 - The Efficacy and Safety of Intravesical Hyaluronic Acid and Chondroitin Sulfate After Transurethral Resection of Hunner Lesion in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Patients N/A
Completed NCT02898220 - Trans-MAPP II Study of Urologic Chronic Pelvin Pain
Terminated NCT02591199 - Engage 24: Evaluation of the Safety and Effectiveness of URG101 in Subjects With Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Phase 2
Completed NCT02247557 - Intravesical Instillation of Liposome Encapsulated Botulinum Toxin A (Lipotoxin) in Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis Phase 2
Active, not recruiting NCT01731470 - Intravesical Liposomes for Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome (IC/PBS) N/A
Completed NCT01197261 - OXN PR vs Placebo in Opioid-naive Subjects Suffering From Severe Pain Due to Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS) Phase 2
Completed NCT00971568 - Urinary Biomarkers Characteristic to Interstitial Cystitis N/A
Completed NCT00527917 - A Pilot Clinical Investigation of the Efficacy and Safety of Uracyst® Versus Placebo in Patients With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome. Phase 2
Completed NCT00150488 - URACYST® For the Treatment of GAG Deficient Interstitial Cystitis N/A
Recruiting NCT00094874 - Acupuncture for the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis (IC) Symptoms Phase 3
Terminated NCT00086684 - Effectiveness and Safety Study of Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium for the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis Phase 4
Recruiting NCT04845217 - Peppermint Oil for the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis / Bladder Pain Syndrome Phase 1/Phase 2
Completed NCT04401176 - Bladder Instillations Versus Onabotulinumtoxin A for Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Phase 2
Recruiting NCT05147779 - Safety of Cultured Allogeneic Adult Umbilical Cord Stem Cells for Peyronie's Disease, ED, and Interstitial Cystitis Phase 1
Suspended NCT04450316 - Low-dose Naltrexone for Bladder Pain Syndrome Phase 2
Completed NCT04010513 - Hypnosis for Bladder Pain Syndrome N/A
Completed NCT05179460 - A Study of Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium and the Development of Pigmentary Maculopathy and Pigmentary Retinopathy
Completed NCT02232282 - Acupuncture for Female IC/PBSyndrome and Its Effect on the Urinary Microbiome: A Randomized Controlled Trial N/A