Safety and Efficacy of the Use of Intravesical and Oral Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium for Interstitial Cystitis: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial

Journal of Urology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 177-185

  Davis, Edward L ^a   El Khoudary, Samar R ^b   Talbott, Evelyn O ^b   Davis, Josephine ^a   Regan, Lisa J ^a  

^a Citrus Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

administration; clinical trials; cystitis; interstitial; intravesical; pentosan sulfuric polyester

Indexed keywords

PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MICTURITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SHORT FORM 36; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY URGENCY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVESICAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PENTOSAN SULFURIC POLYESTER;

EID: 36749014616     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.08.170     Document Type: Article

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