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CompletedNCT00231790Updated Dec 17, 2015

A Placebo-Controlled Study of MK0634 in Patients With Overactive Bladder (0634-007)

A Phase 2 interventional study of MK-0634 50 mg and MK-0634 125 mg in Urinary Incontinence, sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Completed. Open to female participants aged 40 Years to 74 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-12-17.

Sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
848
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
40 Years to 74 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Overactive bladder is very prevalent in postmenopausal women. The current study is designed to investigate whether a new drug may offer safe and effective treatment.

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Clinical development of MK-0634 was discontinued. Study MK-0634-027 was a safety follow-up study to determine if there were any ocular effects of MK-0634 in participants from the United Kingdom who were exposed to MK-0634 during the 007 study.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Urinary Incontinence

1,363 studies on the registry are indexed under Urinary Incontinence; 228 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 848 is above the median of 66 across 1,011 interventional studies indexed under Urinary Incontinence.

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Lead sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC is the lead sponsor of 2,114 studies on the registry; 133 are open to participants now.

Of its 489 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 362 (74%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
40 Years to 74 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Postmenopausal females (ages 40-74) with predominantly urge urinary incontinence overactive bladder episodes.
  • Patients must meet minimum eligibility requirements (e.g., average number of micturitions/day) based on screening diary cards.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must not suffer from diabetes insipidus
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Orthostatic hypotension
  • Active/recurrent urinary tract infections (>6 episodes per year)
  • Patients must be willing to discontinue their current OAB medication therapy.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
848 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    MK-0634 50 mg

    All participants will receive placebo for the 1 week prior to randomization

    Drug: MK-0634 50 mg

  • Experimental
    MK-0634 125 mg

    All participants will receive placebo for the 1 week prior to randomization

    Drug: MK-0634 125 mg

  • Experimental
    MK-0634 375 mg

    All participants will receive placebo for the 1 week prior to randomization

    Drug: MK-0634 125 mg

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    All participants will receive placebo for the 1 week prior to randomization

    Drug: Placebo for MK-0634

Interventions

  • DrugMK-0634 50 mg

    one capsule orally, once daily in morning

    Also known as: L-000796568

  • DrugMK-0634 125 mg

    one or three capsules orally, once daily in morning

    Also known as: L-000796568

  • DrugPlacebo for MK-0634

    one, two, three or four capsules orally once daily in morning

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in the number of micturitions per day averaged over a diary card week (4 to 10 days)

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 8

  2. Proportion of participants with abnormal retinal photography (Follow-up Study 007 only)

    Time frame: Day 1 of Follow-up

  3. Proportion of participants with abnormal visual field test (Follow-up Study 007 only)

    Time frame: Day 1 of Follow-up

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in the number of total incontinence episodes

    Time frame: Baseline and Week 8

  2. Number of urge-incontinence episodes

    Time frame: Up to 8 weeks

  3. Number of urgency episodes per day averaged over a diary card week (4 to 10 days)

    Time frame: up to 8 weeks

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 17, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00231790
Lead sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 4, 2005
Start date
Aug 2005
Primary completion
Sep 2006
Completion
Oct 2006
Last update
Dec 17, 2015

Study contacts

Medical Monitor
study director · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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