NCT01815697

Effect of Enhanced External Counterpulsation on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

A Prospective, Randomized Study of Enhanced External Counterpulsation in Patients With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to access the effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation treatment on lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Detailed description

Patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and will be randomized into two groups: EECP intervention or not. Lower urinary tract symptoms, hemodynamic parameters, vascular endothelial function will be measured and compared

Conditions

• Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Enhanced External Counterpulsation	Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is mainly used in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, which has been proven to be able to improve microcirculation and endothelial function. EECP therapy is done by sequential inflation of 3 sets of cuffs wrapped around the lower extremities during diastole and deflation of the cuffs during systole. The systolic deflation/ Diastolic inflation sequence of EECP leads to systolic unloading and diastolic augmentation, resulting in increased blood flow in a pulsatile manner. The patients will receive 35-36 hours EECP intervention, 1-hour session every day over a 7-week period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-04-01
• Primary completion: 2018-04-01
• Completion: 2018-12-01
• First posted: 2013-03-21
• Last updated: 2017-04-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China