Single Dose Versus Double Dose Tamsulosin in Management of Moderate and Severe LUTS Due to BPH

Menoufia University60 enrolled

Overview

Single dose versus double dose tamsulosin in Management of Moderate and severe lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Prostatic Neoplasms Prostate Disease Prostate Obstruction Prostate Hypertrophy

Interventions

Single dose tamsulosin 0.4mgDRUG

Single dose tamsulosin 0.4mg

Double dose tamsulosin 0.4mgDRUG

Double dose tamsulosin 0.4mg

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * age more than 50 years * moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms Exclusion Criteria: * prostatic cancer * urethral stricture * prostate surgery * Neurogenic bladder

Locations (1)

Faculty of Medicine

Shibīn al Kawm, Menofia, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in the lower urinary tract symptoms

Assessed by the improvement in the internal prostatic symptoms score (IPSS)

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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