The purpose of monitoring a patient treated for overactive bladder (OAB) is to ensure the effectiveness of the treatment and to detect any side effects.
To synthesize current knowledge on the follow-up and the evaluation of non-neurogenic OAB treatments.
A systematic literature review based on Pubmed, Embase, Google Scholar was conducted in June 2020.
The definition of success of OAB treatments is not consensual. Definitions of success in clinical trials usually use bladder diary data. However, they cannot always be transposed into clinical practice because they do not measure the overall effectiveness of a treatment, reported by the patient, or the satisfaction with the treatment. It is then necessary to have symptom questionnaires with an assessment of quality of life. Indeed, the concept of therapeutic success is different depending on the view of the physician or the patient. It is therefore important to carefully assess with the patient, and before initiating any treatment, the objectives and expected results of the treatment. The definition of "refractory" OAB is heterogeneous but important to select candidates for second-line treatments. Monitoring a patient with OAB is essential to adapt the treatment to efficacy and tolerance, but also to detect any change in symptoms that may reveal another urological disease.
The success or failure of OAB treatments depends on the interaction of many factors, including objective criteria measured by the clinician, and subjective criteria of perception of the treatment effectiveness by the patient.
Progres en urologie : journal de l'Association francaise d'urologie et de la Societe francaise d'urologie. 2020 Nov [Epub]
V Phé, X Gamé
Service d'urologie, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP Sorbonne université, Paris, France. Electronic address: ., Département d'urologie, transplantation rénale et andrologie, CHU Rangueil, université Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse, France.