Wedren 1987.
| Methods | Randomized, parallel, double‐blind, controlled study. | |
| Participants | N=30; Geographic region: Sweden Mean age: 37.7 Discontinuations/Not available to follow‐up: 6 (5 pentosan, 1 placebo) | |
| Interventions | Sodium pentosanpoly sulphate (Elmiron) 100 mg (n=15) x 2 twice daily vs. placebo (n=15). Study duration: 3 months | |
| Outcomes | Symptomatic changes, physician rating of treatment and symptom score; uroflowmetry; adverse events. | |
| Notes | "Randomized blindly" | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |
† Contains men with prostatodynia