Study comparing the effectiveness of new drug Tadalafil vs Tamsulosin for medical treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaHealth Condition 2: N401- Benign prostatic hyperplasia withlower urinary tract symptoms
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/08/015344
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Sai Vijay Boya
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
1.Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms for at least or more than 6 months at screening
2.Patients with a total International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) greater than or equal to 13.
3.Patients who agree not to use any other approved or experimental pharmacologic BPH, overactive bladder (OAB), or erectile dysfunction (ED) treatments anytime during the study.
4.Patients who have not taken other BPH therapy (including herbal preparations), OAB therapy, ED therapy for at least 4 weeks prior to study drug is dispensed. Subjects reporting use of BPH, overactive bladder, or ED therapy underwent a 4-week treatment-free washout period.
1.Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) >10.0 ng/ml (if �4.0 to �10.0 ng/ml, malignancy has to be ruled out)
2.Post void residual (PVR) volume �300 ml at screening.
3.Subjects with the use of finasteride or dutasteride within the recent 3 or 6 months respectively.
4.Recent lower urinary tract instrumentation (within 30 days)
5.Subjects with history of urinary retention or lower urinary tract stones within the last 6 months.
6.Subjects with history of urethral and/or proven bladder neck obstruction secondary to reasons other than BPH.
7.Patients with the diagnosis or features suggestive of neurogenic bladder.
8.Creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min.
9.Severe hepatic impairment.
10.Cardiovascular conditions with the risk of hypotension and the patients who require or are on current nitrate therapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS)Timepoint: At the commencement, at every two weeks during study and at the end of study period
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Post Void residue (PVR) at the completion of study <br/ ><br>2.IPSS Voiding sub score <br/ ><br>3.IPSS Storage sub score <br/ ><br>4.Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Index <br/ ><br>5.Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) index questionnaire <br/ ><br>Timepoint: PVR and PGI index will be assessed at the end of study and others will be assessed <br/ ><br>at the commencement, at every two weeks during study and at the end of study period