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ArticleCanadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada2014

Clinical comparision of intravesical hyaluronic acid and hyaluronic acid-chondroitin sulphate therapy for patients with bladder pain syndrome/interstitital cystitis.

Omer Gülpınar, Aytaç Kayış, Evren Süer, Mehmet İlker Gökçe, Adil Güçal Güçlü, Nihat Arıkan

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Article in Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. A high molecular weight hyaluronic acid biphasic dispersion as potential therapeutics for interstitial cystitis.Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials · 2021
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  13. CUA guideline: Diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada
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  14. Impact of intravesical hyaluronic acid treatment on bladder inflammation in interstitial cystitis rat model.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Omer GülpınarDepartment of Urology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Aytaç KayışDepartment of Urology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Evren SüerDepartment of Urology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Mehmet İlker GökçeDepartment of Urology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Adil Güçal GüçlüDepartment of Urology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Nihat ArıkanDepartment of Urology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ankara University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPatients with a history of bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) and who responded poorly or unsatisfactorily with previous treatment were compared taking intravesical hyaluronic acid (HA) or hyaluronic acid-chondroitin sulphate (HA-CS).

methodsPatients were treated with intravesical instillation with 50 mL sterile sodium hyalurinic acid (Hyacyst, Syner-Med, Surrey, UK) (n = 32) and sodium hyaluronate 1.6% sodium chondroitin sulphate 2% (Ialuril, Aspire Pharma, UK) (n = 33). Intravesical instillations were performed weekly in first month, every 15 days in the second month and monthly in third and fourth months, for a total of 8 doses. Patients were evaluated using a visual analog pain scale (VAS), interstitial cystitis symptom index (ICSI), interstitial cystitis problem index (ICPI), voiding diary for frequency/nocturia, cystometric bladder capacity and voided volume at the beginning and at 6 months. All patients had a potassium sensitivity test (PST) initially. Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney U tests were used for statistical analysis.

resultsIn total, 53 patients met the study criteria. There were 30 patients in the HA-CS group (mean age: 48.47) and 23 patients in the HA group (mean age: 49.61) (p > 0.05). The initial PST was positive in 71.7% patients (38/53) overall with no difference between groups (p > 0.05). Responses for VAS, ICCS, ICPS, 24-hour frequency/nocturia statistically improved in both groups at 6 months. There was no significant difference in symptomatic improvement (p > 0.05). Eight patients had mild adverse events.

conclusionHA and HA/CS instillation can be effective in BPS/IC patients who do not respond to conservative treatment. An important limitation of our study is that the HA dosage of the 2 treatment arms were different. It would be more appropriate with same HA dosage in both groups; however, there was no commercially available glycosaminoglycan (GAG) substance with same HA dosage for single and combination therapy. Large, long-term randomized studies are required to determine if there is a difference between these treatments.

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PMCPMC4164548
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