The Health Science Center is looking for women who struggle with urinary urge incontinence to participate in the BE-DRI – Behavior Enhances Drug Reduction of Incontinence – study.
Stephen Kraus, M.D., assistant professor of urology, is the principal investigator of the study that asks whether the addition of behavioral treatment can help women to stop taking medicine for their incontinence.
Urinary incontinence can be caused by several factors separately or in combination, and it can present with different symptoms, Dr. Kraus said. For example, in persons with urge incontinence, the bladder begins to contract without permission or involuntarily, and the person feels a strong sudden urge to urinate wherever they are, whether close to a bathroom or not.
If you are interested, or someone you know is interested in participating in the BE-DRI study, call (210) 567-0548.
