A prospective, randomized, placebo controlled, double-blind study of amitriptyline for the treatment of interstitial cystitis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 533-536

  Van Ophoven, Arndt ^a   Pokupic, Sasa ^a   Heinecke, Achim ^b   Hertle, Lothar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Antidepressive agents, tricyclic; Clinical trials; Cystitis, interstitial

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE;

ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOPIA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SELF MEDICATION; SYMPTOM; VERTIGO; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEIGHT GAIN; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 3142654225     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000132388.54703.4d     Document Type: Article

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