Tadalafil versus tamsulosin as combination therapy with 5-alpha reductase inhibitors in benign prostatic hyperplasia, urinary and sexual outcomes.

Alpha blockers BPH Finasteride Tadalafil Tamsulosin

Journal

World journal of urology
ISSN: 1433-8726
Titre abrégé: World J Urol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8307716

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
03 Feb 2024
Historique:
received: 01 08 2023
accepted: 10 10 2023
medline: 3 2 2024
pubmed: 3 2 2024
entrez: 3 2 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

To compare the urological and sexual outcomes of using either tamsulosin/finateride or tadalafil/finasteride as combination therapies in patients with large prostate. Selection criteria included prostate volume > 40 ml and IPSS > 7. Patients with severe erectile dysfunction (IIEF-erectile functions ≤ 10) were excluded. Patients were randomized into group I (tamsulosin/finasteride) and group II (tadalafil/finasteride). The primary endpoint was to define urinary and sexual function changes (IPSS, IPSS-quality of life, urinary flow rates and IIEF domains) within each group. The secondary endpoint was to compare the treatment induced changes between both groups. At 4th and 12th weeks, 131 and 127 patients were available in both groups, respectively. Both groups showed significant LUTS improvement (IPSS changes: - 4.9 ± 2.7 and - 4.3 ± 2.9 at 4th week and - 6.1 ± 3 and - 5.4 ± 2.8 points by the 12th week in both groups, respectively). Group I had better average flow rates at both follow-up visits. Meanwhile, maximum flow rates were comparable in both groups at 12th week (13.5 ± 3.9vs. 12.6 ± 3.7, p > 0.05). In group I, all IIEF domains were significantly lowered at both visits (p < 0.05). Group II showed significant increase in IIEF-erectile function scores (1.3 ± 1.1 and 1.8 ± 1.2 at the 4th and 12th weeks) with a transient significant reduction of IIEF-orgasm and sexual desire noted only by the 4th week (- 0.8 ± 0.4 and - 0.6 ± 0.4, respectively). Within three months, both combinations are comparably effective in improving BPH related LUTS. Tamsulosin/finasteride provided significantly better Qmax only at 4th week. Tadalafil/finasteride had the advantage of improving sexual performance over the other combination.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38308714
doi: 10.1007/s00345-023-04735-y
pii: 10.1007/s00345-023-04735-y
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

70

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Ahmed Tawfik (A)

Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

Mohammed Abo-Elenen (M)

Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

Mohammed Gaber (M)

Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

Ahmed El-Abd (A)

Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

Ahmed Zoeir (A)

Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

Sayed Saad (S)

Urology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Urology department, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Intessar Sultan (I)

Internal Medicine Department, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Ayman Ghoneim (A)

Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. aymanghoneim3@yahoo.com.
Urology department, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. aymanghoneim3@yahoo.com.

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