Burgio 2011.
Methods | Two site randomised controlled trial | |
Participants | 143 community dwelling male veterans with over active bladder manifested by urgency and frequent urination, with or without urge incontinence | |
Interventions | Nurse practitioners implemented behavioural and drug therapies over period of 8 weeks. Behavioural consisted of pelvic floor muscle training, delayed voiding, monitoring with bladder diaries and urge suppression techniques Drug group individually titrated extended release oxybutynin 5 to 30 mg/d |
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Outcomes | Assessed at baseline and 2 weeks after the fourth and final treatment visit (8 weeks) Primary outcome ‐ post‐treatment 24 hour voiding frequency measured according to 7 day bladder diary. Also measured nocturia, urgency, incontinence Secondary outcomes ‐ Global Perception of Improvement |
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Notes | Notes | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Stratified according to voiding frequency and presence or absence of incontinence |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Sealed envelopes |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Research assistant blind to treatment group scored bladder diaries |