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Filter by:Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a complex epidemic disorder with an impact on both lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction (ED). Combination therapy of daily tadalafil and tamsulosin may provide relief to both diseases. Aim of the present study is to assess the impact of combination therapy of Tadalafil 5mg plus Tamsulosin 0.4mg on LUTS and ED, according to presence vs. absence of Mets.
Falls are a common problem in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) and can lead to severe consequences (trauma, fear of falling, reduction of social activities). Prevention of falls is one of the priority targets of rehabilitation for PwMS and walking difficulties, which can result of different factors (motor impairment, ataxia, sensitive disorders, fatigability…). Urinary incontinence has been evoked as predictive of falls. But lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) are frequent in PwMS, the prevalence of LUTSs is high (32-96.8%) and increases with MS duration and severity of neurological deficiencies and disabilities. Overactive bladder (OAB) is the most common symptom. Despite its high prevalence and impact on quality of life, the severity of LUTSs has never been studied as specific risk factor of falling. However, urinary urgency and urinary incontinence could lead to precipitation and thus could increase the risk of falling in these patients. The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between severity of LUTSs and risk of falling in PwMS. Patients were asked about the number of falls in the past three months and in the past year, and the circumstances in which they occurred (frequency, home, outdoors, going to void, during urinary urgency, nocturia). Severity of LUTSs were assessed by the Urinary Symptoms Profile (USP) Score and patient were classified as with or without urinary incontinence. Number of micturition by night were specifically asked. To take into account motor difficulties and fear of falling, other clinical evaluations were done. The impact of MS on walking was assessed by the 12-Item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale (MSWS12) questionnaire, the Expanded Disability Status Scale score, and by clinical test with the Time to be Ready to Void (TRV). Fear of falling was assessed by a simple question and with Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) Questionnaire. The primary aim was to assess the relationship between severity of LUTSs and occurrence of falls during the past 3 months. The primary outcome was the importance of overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms with OAB USP score. The secondary outcomes were the existence of urinary incontinence, the warning time (defined as the time from the first sensation of urgency to voiding or incontinence), the importance of nocturia and the other scores of USP questionnaire (low stream and stress urinary incontinence). The secondary aims were to look for the relationship between severity of LUTSs and occurrence of falls during the past year, and to assess the relationship between falls and the classical risk factors of falls.
Effect of hormonal contraception on lower urinary tract symptoms& sexual function
Many older adults have urinary incontinence. They often seek treatments, such as diapers, pads, or medications, from the community pharmacy. Pharmacists are trained to assist seniors with therapies that treat urinary incontinence. Our study will determine how much benefit there is if pharmacists try to provide more assistance for seniors with incontinence. Over a period of months, half of the people who talk to the pharmacist about their incontinence will be given general information about health and aging. The other half of the people will have a longer assessment and complete a questionnaire with the pharmacist. Then the pharmacist will call and have a follow-up visit to see how the incontinence symptoms have improved. We will compare both groups to see whose symptoms were improved.
Male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is exceedingly common in the general population. Stereotypically, male LUTS have long been attributed to the prostate. However, recent attention has been directed to the bladder dysfunction as a cause of LUTS. LUTS also shares has a close relationship with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), diabetes and metabolic syndrome. These problems could lead to various end-organ damages, via diverse mechanisms, with central arterial stiffness (CAS) is one of them. Amongst the abundant methods for the measurement of CAS, brachial-ankle Pulse Wave Velocity (baPWV) has been shown to be a simple and an accurate approach and is widely used clinically. From investigators' preliminary work, investigators had shown that baPWV is correlated with the baseline voiding function and voided volume. Investigators postulate that CVD and related diseases would increase CAS, which in turn could cause insult to the urinary bladder. Inevitably, it would lead to bladder dysfunction and LUTS. In the wake of this postulation, a study to investigate the relationship of CAS and the progression of male LUTS is proposed.
The study is being conducted to learn why some patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) do not respond to a commonly used treatment drug, Finasteride. The hope is to find ways to predict which patients will not respond to Finasteride so that, in the future, these patients can be identified prior to offering this treatment and they can be offered alternative treatment strategies in its place. The aim is to see if noninvasive techniques such as MRI can detect inflammation of the prostate to assist with early detection of those who will and who will not respond to Finasteride.
Biolen, a novel implant, is intended to deliver an anti-androgen locally to the prostate gland for the management of prostate disease, while minimizing systemic exposure and its associated side-effects. The objectives of the study are to assess whether the Biolen is safe.
This study investigated the effectiveness and safety of SoracteLite ™- Trans-Perineal Laser ablation (TPLA) in the treatment of patients with symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) at 6 and 12 months follow-up
In this study, the new aScope 4 Cysto is used to see if this new single use, flexible cystoscope performs as well as other routinely used flexible cystoscopes. This study will be done in patients who come to the clinic for either a diagnosis of their urethra and bladder or for a small intervention. For an intervention a lesion or tumor is resected, a stent in the ureter is taken out, or an injection in the bladder wall is given. The flexible cystoscope is passed into the urethra and bladder for visual inspection of the bladder and urethra. It will give information on how well the structures of the urinary tract and bladder can be viewed including any abnormalities that are present. If an intervention is performed the aScope 4 Cysto will be used with an endoscopic accessory.
In this study, the new aScope 4 Cysto is used to see how well it visualizes the lower urinary tract, and if this new flexible cystoscope performs as well as other routinely used cystoscopes. This study will be done in patients who have been diagnosed with bladder lesions and who will undergo surgery via the urethra to remove these lesions. The surgery is done under general anesthesia. After being brought under anesthesia and before removal of the lesion(s), the new flexible cystoscope is tested. The cystoscope will be used to visualize the urethra and bladder. Data will be collected on the number of the lesions that can be seen using the new cystoscope. During the planned surgery a resectoscope or rigid cystoscope will be used to confirm the number of lesions. The data will be used to show how well the cystoscope visualizes the lesions in comparison with routinely used cystoscopes. It will give information on how well the structures of the urinary tract and bladder can be viewed including any abnormalities that are present.Data will also be collected on the handling of the cystoscope: how well the cystoscope moves into the lower urinary tract, and how well it can be navigated through the lower urinary tract.