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. 1999 Oct 25;1999(4):CD002080. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002080

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