Tadalafil pill for urinary symptoms after prostate surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This study tests a daily pill called tadalafil to see if it helps reduce the frequent or urgent need to urinate that some men still have after prostate surgery. If you have bothersome urinary symptoms after your prostate procedure, this medicine might improve them.
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Who can take part
- You are an adult man who can swallow pills
- You have had a type of prostate surgery called endoscopic enucleation for an enlarged prostate
- Before surgery, your prostate was at least 40 ml in size (about the size of a golf ball or larger)
- Before surgery, you had moderate to severe urinary symptoms, with a score of 19 or higher on a standard symptom questionnaire
- You are not currently taking nitrates (chest pain medications) and do not have severe liver or kidney problems or very low blood pressure
- You do not have a neurogenic bladder (a bladder that doesn't work properly due to nerve damage), and you were not dependent on a urinary catheter before surgery
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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