title: Effect of propiverine hydrochloride on stress urinary incontinence.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate whether the anticholinergic agent, propiverine hydrochloride, is clinically effective for stress urinary incontinence.
  
  
  METHODS
  The participants were adult female patients with the chief complaint of stress incontinence. Propiverine (20 mg once daily) was given for 8 weeks. If the response was inadequate after 4 weeks of treatment, the dose was increased to 40 mg/day. Before and after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment, lower urinary tract symptoms were assessed. The urethral pressure and blood catecholamine levels were also measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 37 patients (mean age 69 ± 11 years) were enrolled, including 15 patients with stress incontinence and 22 with mixed incontinence. The number of episodes of stress incontinence decreased significantly from 2.6 ± 2.3 times per day to 1.3 ± 2.2 times per day after 4 weeks, and 0.4 ± 0.6 times per day after 8 weeks. The daytime and night-time frequency of urination, and quality of life score showed significant improvement. The maximum urethral closing pressure and the functional urethral length increased significantly after treatment, but blood catecholamine levels, blood pressure and pulse rate at 8 weeks were not significantly different from those at baseline.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Propiverine could be an effective drug for stress urinary incontinence by increasing urethral closing pressure without increasing blood catecholamine levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kitakami Central Hospital, Chatan, Okinawa, Japan; Southern Knights' Laboratory LLP, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kimio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugaya
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiroma
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kadekawa
authors.forename: Katsuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ashitomi
authors.forename: Saori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishijima
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001561:Benzilates / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D053158:Nocturia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014521:Urethra / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014554:Urination / Q000187:drug effects; D014563:Urodynamics
chemical_list: D001561:Benzilates; D002395:Catecholamines; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; C015586:propiverine
keywords: catecholamine; functional urethral length; propiverine; stress urinary incontinence; urethral closing pressure