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ArticleNeurourology and urodynamics2026

One-Year Functional Satisfaction and Quality of Life Outcomes of Patients With a History of Radiotherapy With Artificial Urinary Sphincters.

Vishu Chandrasekhar, Melissa R Kaufman, Andrew C Peterson, Erin L Chaussee, Hadley M Wood, AUSCO Collaboration Group

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Article in Neurourology and urodynamics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04088331 (Artificial Urinary Sphincter Clinical Outcomes), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Artificial Urinary Sphincter Clinical Outcomes

TypeobservationalSponsorBoston Scientific CorporationRan2019 to 2024Enrolled145ConditionsStress Urinary IncontinenceArmsAMS 800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter
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6 authors.

Vishu ChandrasekharGlickman Urological Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8882-4367
Melissa R KaufmanVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7302-8643
Andrew C PetersonDuke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3056-3701
Erin L ChausseeBoston Scientific, Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8839-1381
Hadley M WoodGlickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8703-0190
AUSCO Collaboration Group

Funding

Boston Scientific
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsThis study assessed how functional satisfaction and quality of life outcomes of the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) were affected in patients who received radiation for prostate cancer.

methodsA secondary analysis was conducted based on the Artificial Urinary Sphincter Clinical Outcomes (AUSCO) study, a prospective multi-institutional study. Baseline characteristics, safety event rates, pad weight reduction rates, and quality of life (QOL) outcomes based on questionnaires were compared between a cohort of radiated and non-radiated patients.

resultsTwenty-five subjects were identified for the cohort of radiated patients. When looking at incontinence outcomes such as urge incontinence and stress incontinence events as well as pad weight reduction goals, no differences were seen between the radiated and nonradiated cohorts. Patient perception of incontinence and QOL were also not significantly different between the two cohorts. Demographic factors, adverse events, and device deficiency rates showed no significant differences as well.

conclusionsOur study showed no difference in incontinence or QOL outcomes in AUS patients with a history of radiation therapy for prostate cancer compared to those who did not receive radiation at 1 year. Further studies are necessary to identify whether radiation therapy impacts incontinence or QOL in the long term, as well as to examine whether different patient populations experience different outcomes.

trial registrationNational Clinical Trial (NCT) Identified Number: NCT04088331.

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Patient SatisfactionProstatic NeoplasmsQuality of LifeUrinary Sphincter, ArtificialAgedAged, 80 and overHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRadiotherapySurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUrinary IncontinenceUrinary Incontinence, Stressartificial urinary sphincterprostate cancerquality of lifestress urinary incontinenceurinary incontinence

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PMCPMC13481893

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