The Importance of Non-invasive Methods in the Diagnosis of Lower Urinary System Symptoms.

Cumhuriyet University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Urinary Obstruction

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: IPP,IPSS,VPSS

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04870749

CumhuriyetU urology

Details and patient eligibility

About

The diagnosis of bladder outlet obstruction is made by pressure-flow studies, which is an invasive method. This study was conducted to evaluate non-invasive, effective, and low-cost diagnostic methods in male patients with bladder filling and emptying abnormalities.

Full description

Aims The diagnosis of bladder outlet obstruction is made by pressure-flow studies, which is an invasive method. This study was conducted to evaluate non-invasive, effective, and low-cost diagnostic methods in male patients with bladder filling and emptying abnormalities.

Methods The study included 219 male patients aged 50 and over, who were admitted between March 2020 and August 2020. Patients completed the Visual Prostate Symptom Score (VPSS) along with International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). Intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP), prostate volume, bladder volume, and post voiding residual urine (PVR) were measured by suprapubic ultrasound. Urethral resistance was calculated using the Bladder Outlet Obstruction Number (BOON), and patients over -20 were considered obstructed.

Enrollment: 219 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of BPH Disease

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with previous urological surgery
• History of urological malignancy
• Systemic disease (diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, etc.)
• Trauma that may cause LUTS
• Pharmacotherapy for LUTS
• Use diuretic antihypertensive
• PSA > 4 ng/dl
• History of pelvic radiotherapy
• Visual problems that could not complete the VPSS test were not included.

Trial design

219 participants in 1 patient group

lower urinart tract syptoms

Description:

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are common in older men and one of the main reasons for this is the enlargement in prostate gland volume caused by hormonal changes.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: IPP,IPSS,VPSS