Efficacy Study of Tamsulosin and Tolterodine Treatment for Chronic Prostatitis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether tamsulosin and tolterodine are effective in the treatment of men with lower urinary tract symptoms and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

Timeline

Start

2009-08

Primary completion

2009-10

Completion

2010-01

Publications

• Background Nickel JC, Krieger JN, McNaughton-Collins M, Anderson RU, Pontari M, Shoskes DA, Litwin MS, Alexander RB, White PC, Berger R, Nadler R, O'Leary M, Liong ML, Zeitlin S, Chuai S, Landis JR, Kusek JW, Nyberg LM, Schaeffer AJ; Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network. Alfuzosin and symptoms of chronic prostatitis-chronic pelvic pain syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2008 Dec 18;359(25):2663-73. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0803240.

Drugs

Indications