Abstract | OBJECTIVE: PATIENTS AND METHODS: • We evaluated the comparative efficacy of tamsulosin and nifedipine in MET in a prospective randomized trial of 3189 outpatients from 10 centres in China. • Eligible patients randomly received tamsulosin or nifedipine. Efficacies of the two agents in MET were compared at 4 weeks. • The primary endpoint was overall stone-expulsion rate. • Secondary endpoints were stone-expulsion time, rate of pain relief therapy, mean analgesic consumption for renal colic recurrence, and side-effects incidence. RESULTS: • Stone-expulsion rates in the tamsulosin group (group 1) were greater than those in the nifedipine group (group 2; P < 0.01). • There was a significant variation in stone-expulsion rates and times between groups 1 and 2 (P < 0.01); with improvements in stone-expulsion rate and time significantly better in group 1 than in group 2. • There was a significant variation in the rate of pain relief therapy for renal colic recurrence between groups 1 and 2 (P < 0.01); patients in group 1 required significantly less analgesics than those in group 2 (P < 0.01). • There were no statistically significant differences in side-effects incidence between the groups. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Zhangqun Ye, Huan Yang, Hong Li, Xiaochun Zhang, Yaoliang Deng, Guohua Zeng, Lingwu Chen, Yue Cheng, Jianggen Yang, Qiwu Mi, Yonghai Zhang, Zhong Chen, Hui Guo, Wei He, Zhiqiang Chen |
Journal | BJU international
(BJU Int)
Vol. 108
Issue 2
Pg. 276-9
(Jul 2011)
ISSN: 1464-410X [Electronic] England |
PMID | 21083640
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | © 2010 THE AUTHORS. BJU INTERNATIONAL © 2010 BJU INTERNATIONAL. |
Chemical References |
- Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists
- Sulfonamides
- Tamsulosin
- Nifedipine
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists
(therapeutic use)
- Adult
- China
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nifedipine
(therapeutic use)
- Renal Colic
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Sulfonamides
(therapeutic use)
- Tamsulosin
- Treatment Outcome
- Ureteral Calculi
(complications, drug therapy)
- Young Adult
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