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Trial reportInternational urology and nephrology2017

A pilot randomized study on use of oral acetazolamide in patients with refractory dysuria.

Morteza Hamidi, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir, Alborz Salavati, Ahmad Masoomi

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International urology and nephrology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Morteza HamidiDepartment of Urology, Imam Reza Hospital, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. ahmadm90@me.com.
Seyed Mohammad Kazem AghamirDepartment of Urology, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Alborz SalavatiDepartment of Urology, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Ahmad MasoomiDepartment of Urology, Imam Reza Hospital, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Aja University of Medical Sciences · IRSina Hospital · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAssessment of daily oral acetazolamide in treatment of refractory dysuria.

methodsForty-one patients were randomly allocated to either be treated with acetazolamide (250 mg twice daily) or to receive placebo. The irritative voiding symptoms and urinary pH were recorded before and after treatment. The quality of life indices including the impact of voiding symptoms on daily and social activities, mood disturbance and sleep disorders were also measured by a questionnaire.

resultsUrinary pH was increased in the group taking acetazolamide (P < 0.001). They also reported alleviation of dysuria (P < 0.001), frequency (P = 0.039) and urgency (P = 0.016). However, nocturia was not improved in the study group. No change was observed in the aforementioned parameters in the placebo group. Daily personal life, social activities and the quality of sleep were improved by 52, 38 and 33%, respectively.

conclusionOral acetazolamide can reduce the irritative voiding symptoms and improve the quality of life which is concomitant with an increase in urinary pH.

Indexed as

AcetazolamideActivities of Daily LivingAdministration, OralCarbonic Anhydrase InhibitorsDysuriaFemaleHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexSleepSocial ParticipationUrinationAcetazolamideCarbonic Anhydrase InhibitorsAcetazolamideQuality of lifeRefractory dysuriaUrine pH

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PMID28289931
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