Research Assistance

The Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA) offers patient recruitment agencies and researchers assistance with short- and long-term studies in the areas of IC/BPS, bladder pain, urgency, frequency, chronic pelvic pain, and overlapping conditions such as vulvodynia, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome.

To learn more about research partnership opportunities, please view our Researcher Prospectus. For more information and to explore partnerships, please email us at ICAmail@ichelp.org.

Disclaimer: Requests are approved at the ICA’s discretion. The ICA reserves the right to refuse to promote studies. All studies must provide documentation of Institutional Review Board approval.

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