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ArticleInternational neurourology journal2017

Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Mirabegron Add-On Therapy to Solifenacin for Overactive Bladder.

Yankai Xu, Ruihua Liu, Chu Liu, Yuanshan Cui, Zhenli Gao

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Article in International neurourology journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yankai XuShandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2212-3330
Ruihua LiuDepartment of Ultrasound, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Qingdao University, Yantai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2898-9140
Chu LiuDepartment of Urology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Qingdao University, Yantai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0466-2100
Yuanshan CuiDepartment of Urology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Qingdao University, Yantai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6688-449X
Zhenli GaoDepartment of Urology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Qingdao University, Yantai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2241-4242
Yuhuangding Hospital · CNQingdao University · CNShandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mirabegron add-on therapy to solifenacin for patients with overactive bladder (OAB).

methodsWe conducted a systematic literature review to identify all randomized, double-blind, controlled trials (RCTs) of this combination (mirabegron and solifenacin) for OAB. Embase, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched. A manual search was also performed to investigate relevant references from the retrieved studies.

resultsFour publications describing 5 RCTs that compared combination therapy with solifenacin, including a total of 3,309 patients, were analyzed. The mean number of micturitions per 24 hours (mean difference [MD], -0.45; 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.65 to -0.26; P<0.00001), number of episodes of incontinence per 24 hours (MD, -0.71; 95% CI, -0.14 to -0.02; P=0.04), volume voided per micturition, and number of urgency episodes per 24 hours demonstrated that combination therapy was more effective than solifenacin therapy alone. Safety assessments, including common treatment-emergent adverse events (odds ratio, 1.09; 95% CI, 0.95-1.27; P=0.23) and discontinuations due to adverse events (P=0.30), demonstrated that the combination therapy was well tolerated.

conclusionsThis meta-analysis suggests that mirabegron therapy as an add-on to solifenacin provides a satisfactory therapeutic effect for OAB symptoms with a low occurrence of side effects.

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Meta-analysisMirabegronRandomized Controlled TrialsSolifenacinUrinary Bladder, Overactive

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