Observational studyBJU international2014
Urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome symptom flares: characterisation of the full range of flares at two sites in the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network.
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- Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Flares: A Comprehensive, Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Peer-Reviewed Flare Literature.The Journal of urology · 2024Pooled it
- Symptom Flares in Endometriosis: Burden, Self-Management and Barriers to Care in a Cross-Sectional Survey.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Article
- Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Scoping Review of Syndrome-Specific Instruments.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2025Article
- Joint Terminology Report: Terminology Standardization for Female Bladder Pain Syndrome.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Latent bladder hypersensitivity induced by neonatal cystitis in rats unmasked by segmental but not hetero-segmental inflammation.Neuroscience letters · 2025Article
- Associations Between Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Symptom Flares, Illness Impact, and Health Care Seeking Activity: Findings From the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain Symptom Patterns Study.The Journal of urology · 2023Article
- Clinical Approach to Recurrent Voiding Dysfunction, Dysuria, and Pelvic Pain Persisting for at Least 3 Months.International neurourology journal · 2022Article
- Flares and their impact among male urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome patients: An in-depth qualitative analysis in the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2022Article
- Transient receptor potential vanilloid type 4 (TRPV4) in urinary bladder structure and function.Current topics in membranes · 2022Review
- National prevalence of IC/BPS in women and men utilizing veterans health administration data.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Biopsychosocial predictors of suicide risk in patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2021Article
- Intrabladder PAC1 Receptor Antagonist, PACAP(6-38), Reduces Urinary Bladder Frequency and Pelvic Sensitivity in Mice Exposed to Repeated Variate Stress (RVS).Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2021Article
- Does Pollen Trigger Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Flares? A Case-Crossover Analysis in the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain Research Network.The Journal of urology · 2021Article
- A Model in Female Rats With Phenotypic Features Similar to Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Urinary fungi associated with urinary symptom severity among women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS).World journal of urology · 2020Article
- Changes in whole body pain intensity and widespreadness during urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome flares-Findings from one site of the MAPP study.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2019Article
- A longitudinal analysis of urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome flares in the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network.BJU international · 2019Article
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- Urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome: insights from the MAPP Research Network.Nature reviews. Urology · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo describe the full range of symptom exacerbations defined by people with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome as 'flares', and to investigate their associated healthcare utilization and bother at two sites of the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Epidemiology and Phenotyping study. SUBJECTS AND
methodsParticipants completed a flare survey that asked them: 1) whether they had ever had flares ('symptoms that are much worse than usual') that lasted <1 h, >1 h and <1 day, and >1 day; and 2) for each duration of flare, to report: their average length and frequency; their typical levels of urological and pelvic pain symptoms; and their levels of healthcare utilization and bother. We compared participants' responses to their non-flare MAPP values and by duration of flare using generalized linear mixed models.
resultsOf 85 participants, 76 (89.4%) completed the flare survey, 72 (94.7%) of whom reported experiencing flares. Flares varied widely in terms of their duration (seconds to months), frequency (several times per day to once per year or less), and intensity and type of symptoms (e.g. pelvic pain vs urological symptoms). Flares of all durations were associated with greater pelvic pain, urological symptoms, disruption to participants' activities and bother, with increasing severity of each of these factors as the duration of flares increased. Days-long flares were also associated with greater healthcare utilization. In addition to duration, symptoms (pelvic pain, in particular) were also significant determinants of flare-related bother.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that flares are common and associated with greater symptoms, healthcare utilization, disruption and bother. Our findings also show the characteristics of flares most bothersome to patients (i.e. increased pelvic pain and duration), and thus of greatest importance to consider in future research on flare prevention and treatment.
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