Urinary incontinence in old age. A controlled clinical trial of emepronium bromide

The effect of the anticholinergic agent, emepronium bromide (Cetiprin), was studied in a double blind crossover study of a group of elderly patients with urinary incontinence and uninhibited bladder contractions during cystometry. There was no statistically significant difference between the subjective effect of emepronium bromide and that of placebo, and no change in the cystometric parameters. The overall subjective cure or improvement rate was 79%. The effect of anticholinergic drugs in the treatment of urinary incontinence in elderly patients with uninhibited bladder contractions might to some extent be due to an improvement in the patients' understanding and acceptance of the bladder disorders.