Urodynamic Testing for Men with Voiding Symptoms Considering Interventional Therapy: The Merits of a Properly Constructed Randomised Trial

Marcus J Drake; Amanda L Lewis; J Athene Lane

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2016.01.035

Urodynamic Testing for Men with Voiding Symptoms Considering Interventional Therapy: The Merits of a Properly Constructed Randomised Trial

Eur Urol. 2016 May;69(5):759-60. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.01.035. Epub 2016 Feb 1.

Authors

Marcus J Drake¹, Amanda L Lewis², J Athene Lane²

Affiliations

¹ School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; Bristol Urological Institute, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK. Electronic address: marcus.drake@bui.ac.uk.
² School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; Bristol Randomised Trials Collaboration (BRTC), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

PMID: 26847139
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.01.035

Abstract

Insufficient evidence exists regarding the role of invasive urodynamics in routine practice in the clinical assessment of male lower urinary tract symptoms. UPSTREAM, a multicentre randomised trial, will inform patients, clinicians, and policy-makers about whether urodynamics should be more widely used for such patients.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Techniques, Urological
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / physiopathology*
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / surgery*
Male
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic*
Urodynamics*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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