Managing overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) is challenging. This study aimed to investigate the medical management of OAB symptoms in patients with PD.
Patients with OAB symptoms who were newly treated with tolterodine and/or tamsulosin were screened from a database of 187 PD patients. Before treatment, the Hoehn-Yahr scale, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS), and urodynamic evaluation were evaluated. On day 21 of treatment, the IPSS and OABSS were re-evaluated. The changes of these scores and urinary symptoms were analyzed.
Seventy patients with a mean age of 62.2±7.9 years and median Hoehn-Yahr stage of 2 (IQR 2-3) were enrolled. Tolterodine, tamsulosin, and tolterodine + tamsulosin were used in 43, 20, and 7 patients, respectively. The IPSS storage symptoms (9.4±3 vs. 3.5±2.3) and OABSS (9±2.8 vs. 4.8±3.3) improved significantly after treatment (both P<0.01). However, 28 (40%) patients displayed moderate urinary symptoms, and nocturia and urgency still affected more than half of the patients after treatment.
Tolterodine and/or tamsulosin can significantly improve OAB symptoms in PD patients. Nocturia and urgency remain common after treatment.
Translational andrology and urology. 2024 Jan 23 [Epub]
Chunsong Jia, Xin Cui, Tongwen Ou
Department of Urology, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China.