Betmiga Quality of Life and Resource Utilisation Study (BELIEVE)

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Non-Interventional Study Assessing Quality of Life, Treatment Satisfaction, Resource Utilisation, and Persistence with Treatment in Overactive Bladder (OAB) Patients Prescribed BetmigaTM - A Multicenter Non-interventional Post Authorisation Study (PAS).

  • IRAS ID

    163227

  • Contact name

    Carien Walters

  • Contact email

    Carien.Walters@astellas.com

  • Sponsor organisation

    Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd

  • Research summary

    This is a prospective observational study to understand the impact of Betmiga on patient Quality of Life, treatment satisfaction, persistence with treatment, patterns of healthcare resource utilisation and safety. It will involve 800 subjects with Overactive Bladder (OAB) in 9 European countries (United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Slovakia, Sweden and Italy). The study aims to ensure that data is collected from at least 111 treated subjects in the UK.
    Subjects will be invited to participate in the study only AFTER the decision has been made by the physician to prescribe Betmiga and prior to commencement of treatment. Subjects will be approached by their normal clinical care team during their routine clinical appointment and asked to provide informed consent prior to their enrollment in study. Subjects will then be followed up for a period of 12 months in accordance with current clinical guidelines.

  • REC name

    Wales REC 6

  • REC reference

    14/WA/1139

  • Date of REC Opinion

    3 Sep 2014

  • REC opinion

    Favourable Opinion