Single Dose Versus Double Dose Tamsulosin 0.4 and Solifenacin 5 in Management of Stent Related Symptoms

April 25, 2025 updated by: Hisham Arafa, Ain Shams University
This study was a randomized clinical trial conducted on 64 Egyptian patients from the outpatient clinic at Ain Shams University Hospital over a six-month period from 3/2024 to 9/2024.The study population was randomized into 2 groups. Group A included 32 patients with stent related symptoms receiving double doses of tamsulosin (Tamsulin® 0.4 mg 2 capsules taken together per day) and Solifenacin 10mg (Sofenacin® 10mg tab taken once daily).Group B included 32 patients with stent related symptoms receiving a standard dose of tamsulosin (0.4 mg once daily) and solifenacin (5 mg once daily).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

64

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Cairo, Egypt
        • Ain shams university

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- We included patients older than18 years of age, with presence of a double-J (DJ) stent in place, suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).Patients younger than 18 years of age, patients with a history of prostate or bladder surgery, lower urinary tract procedures, cancer, neurological conditions, pelvic radiation, diabetes, kidney dysfunction (acute or chronic), a solitary kidney, congenital urinary anomalies, or those taking medications such as α-blockers, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, PDE5 inhibitors, anticholinergics, or nitrates were excluded. Additionally, patients with cardiac issues, residual stone fragments after surgery, multiple or bilateral ureteral stones, long-term or bilateral stents requiring frequent changes, interstitial cystitis, chronic cystitis, prostatitis, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and those unavailable for follow-up were also excluded from the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Double dose tamsulosin ans solifenacin
Drug: Double dose tamsulosin and solifenacin
Odd number
Active Comparator: Single dose tamsulosin and solifenacin
Drug: Single dose tamsulosin and solifenacin
Even number

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Improvement of ussq
Time Frame: 2 weeks
This is a pilot study aiming to evaluate the effectiveness of Double dose versus standard dose of tamsulosin with solifenacin in relieving stent related symptoms.
2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Ain Shams University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 25, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 25, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

May 2, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 2, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 25, 2025

Last Verified

April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FMASU MS23/ 2023

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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