The Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Poland

Jagiellonian University

Status: Completed

Conditions: To Evaluate Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Poland

Treatments: Other: There will be no intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04121936

1072.6120.160.2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

The first large population-based study to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in Poland. The study objective is to assess the prevalence and bother of LUTS in the population aged ≥40 years in Poland.

Full description

The first large population-based study to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in Poland. The study objective is to assess the prevalence and bother of LUTS in the population aged ≥40 years in Poland.

This study will be conducted as a telephone survey with assessment of LUTS using a standardized protocol, which included the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and, for overactive bladder (OAB), the OAB-V8 questionnaire. Participants will be asked to rate how often they experienced individual LUTS and the degree of associated bother.

The study will be performed in a representative group of Polish population (n = 6,000) covering all geographic regions of Poland (defined by the Central Statistical Office of Poland).

Enrollment: 6,000 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 100 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age >40

Exclusion criteria

Age <40 Pregnancy Urinary tract infection in the past 4 weeks