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Comparison of Solifenacin and Mirabegron in Treatment of Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Men After TURP

A Phase 2 interventional study of Solifenacin 5Mg and Mirabegron 50 MG in Overactive Bladder Syndrome, sponsored by Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to male participants aged 20 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-08-24.

Sponsored by Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Aug 2018), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
130
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 80 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

Urinary frequency urgency and urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) are commonly encountered in patients after transurethral prostatectomy (TURP) or transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP). Antimuscarinics has been widely used to treat OAB and around 70% of patients can improve symptoms after treatment. Beta-3 adrenoceptor agonist (mirabegron) can also decrease DO and improve OAB symptoms. Combination treatment of solifenacin 5mg plus mirabegron 25 or 50mg was more effective than mirabegron 50mg alone, but with more anticholinergic side effects. However, there has been no clinical trial to compare which drug provides more benefit to decrease the OAB symptom severity immediately after TURP. This study tries to compare the safety and therapeutic efficacy between solifenacin and mirabegron in men with BPH and having OAB symptoms immediately after TURP.

This study was designed as a prospective, randomized trial to compare the safety and efficacy of OAB medication on the decrease of overactive bladder symptoms score (OABSS) and urgency severity score (USS) between solifenacin 5mg QD and mirabegron 50mg QD in men with BPH undergoing TURP. A total of 130 male patients with BPH and undergo TURP or TUIP will be enrolled. The primary end point is the change of USS from baseline to 4 weeks after catheter removal and starting OAB medication. Secondary end-points include the changes of OABSS, frequency episodes, urgency episodes, UUI episodes in the 3-day voiding diary, maximum flow rate (Qmax), voided volume and PVR, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and quality of life index (QoL-I) from baseline to 2 weeks and 4 weeks.

We expect that patients receiving solifenacin and mirabegron might have similar therapeutic effects on decrease of USS, but patients who received mirabegron might have less adverse events such as dry mouth or difficulty in urination.

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Introduction:

Urinary frequency urgency and urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) are commonly encountered in patients after transurethral prostatectomy (TURP) or transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP). [1] Patients usually bother by these overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. The causes of postprostatectomy OAB might be detrusor overactivity (DO) before TURP, increase afferent input due to acute inflammation after TURP, or a weak urethral sphincter which cannot hold urine at the bladder capacity. Antimuscarinics and beta-3 adrenoceptor agonist are two different classes of medication for OAB. [2] Antimuscarinics has been widely used to treat OAB and around 70% of patients can improve symptoms after treatment. Beta-3 adrenoceptor agonist (mirabegron) can also decrease DO and improve OAB symptoms. Combination treatment of solifenacin 5mg plus mirabegron 25 or 50mg was more effective than mirabegron 50mg alone, but with more anticholinergic side effects. [3] However, antimuscarnics might decrease detrusor contractility and result in increase of postvoid residual (PVR) volume. Current clinical studies reveal that mirabegron does not impair detrusor contractility or increase PVR. [4] Under this consideration, mirabegron has been widely used to treat male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). [5] However, there has been no clinical trial to compare which drug provides more benefit to decrease the OAB symptom severity immediately after TURP. This study tries to compare the safety and therapeutic efficacy between solifenacin and mirabegron in men with BPH and having OAB symptoms immediately after TURP.

Material and methods:

Objectives and Endpoints: This study was designed as a prospective, randomized trial to compare the safety and efficacy of OAB medication on the decrease of overactive bladder symptoms score (OABSS) and urgency severity score (USS) between solifenacin 5mg QD and mirabegron 50mg QD in men with BPH undergoing TURP.

Randomization: Permuted block randomization method will be applied to generate randomization codes. Each randomization number will be assigned to individual patient according to the time-sequence for screened patient become eligible.

Expected Results:

Patients receiving solifenacin and mirabegron might have similar therapeutic effects on decrease of USS, but patients who received mirabegron might have less adverse events such as dry mouth or difficulty in urination.

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Conditions studied

  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome

Keywords

  • Overactive bladder
  • Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Mirabegron
  • Solifenacin
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In context

Urinary Bladder, Overactive

855 studies on the registry are indexed under Urinary Bladder, Overactive; 125 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 130 is above the median of 72 across 652 interventional studies indexed under Urinary Bladder, Overactive.

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Lead sponsor

Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital is the lead sponsor of 84 studies on the registry; 21 are open to participants now.

Of its 5 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Male patients with BPH and undergo TURP or TUIP.
  2. Patients void smoothly after catheter removal.
  3. No active urinary tract infection.
  4. No gross hematuria or blood clot obstruction.
  5. Patient or his care giver can complete voiding diary and report symptoms.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients have overt neurological diseases such as cerebrovascular disease, senile dementia or spinal cord injury.
  2. Patients have severe medical disease and completely immobile.
  3. Patients have PVR larger than 150ml.
  4. Patients do not have OAB after TURP.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
130 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Solifenacin 5 mg for 4 weeks

    Solifenacin 5 mg once-daily for 4 weeks.

    Drug: Solifenacin 5Mg

  • Experimental
    Mirabegron 50 mg for 4 weeks

    Mirabegron 50 mg once-daily for 4 weeks.

    Drug: Mirabegron 50 MG

  • No intervention
    Control: non treatment

    Control: non treatment.

Interventions

  • DrugSolifenacin 5Mg

    We compared the safety and therapeutic efficacy between Solifenacin and Mirabegron in men with benign prostate hyperplasia and having overactive bladder symptoms immediately after Transurethral Resection of the Prostate.

    Also known as: Vesicare

  • DrugMirabegron 50 MG

    We compared the safety and therapeutic efficacy between Solifenacin and Mirabegron in men with benign prostate hyperplasia and having overactive bladder symptoms immediately after Transurethral Resection of the Prostate.

    Also known as: Betmiga

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Urgency Severity Scale (USS)

    The change of USS from baseline to 4 weeks after catheter removal and starting OAB medication.

    Time frame: from baseline to 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS)

    The changes of OABSS

    Time frame: from baseline to 2 weeks and 4 weeks.

  2. frequency episodes, urgency episodes, urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) episodes in the 3-day voiding diary

    The changes of frequency episodes, urgency episodes, urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) episodes in the 3-day voiding diary

    Time frame: from baseline to 2 weeks and 4 weeks.

  3. maximum flow rate (Qmax)

    The changes of maximum flow rate (Qmax)

    Time frame: from baseline to 2 weeks and 4 weeks.

  4. voided volume (Vol)

    The changes of voided volume (Vol)

    Time frame: from baseline to 2 weeks and 4 weeks.

  5. Postvoid residual volume (PVR)

    The changes of Postvoid residual volume (PVR)

    Time frame: from baseline to 2 weeks and 4 weeks.

  6. International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS)

    The changes of International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS)

    Time frame: from baseline to 2 weeks and 4 weeks.

  7. quality of life index (QoL-I)

    The changes of quality of life index (QoL-I)

    Time frame: from baseline to 2 weeks and 4 weeks.

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
    Hualien city, 970, Taiwan
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Seki N, Yuki K, Takei M, Yamaguchi A, Naito S. Analysis of the prognostic factors for overactive bladder symptoms following surgical treatment in patients with benign prostatic obstruction. Neurourol Urodyn. 2009;28(3):197-201. doi: 10.1002/nau.20619. PubMed 18973143 ↗
  • Yamada S, Ito Y, Nishijima S, Kadekawa K, Sugaya K. Basic and clinical aspects of antimuscarinic agents used to treat overactive bladder. Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Sep;189:130-148. doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2018.04.010. Epub 2018 Apr 27. PubMed 29709423 ↗
  • Kelleher C, Hakimi Z, Zur R, Siddiqui E, Maman K, Aballea S, Nazir J, Chapple C. Efficacy and Tolerability of Mirabegron Compared with Antimuscarinic Monotherapy or Combination Therapies for Overactive Bladder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. Eur Urol. 2018 Sep;74(3):324-333. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2018.03.020. Epub 2018 Apr 23. PubMed 29699858 ↗
  • Wada N, Iuchi H, Kita M, Hashizume K, Matsumoto S, Kakizaki H. Urodynamic Efficacy and Safety of Mirabegron Add-on Treatment with Tamsulosin for Japanese Male Patients with Overactive Bladder. Low Urin Tract Symptoms. 2016 Sep;8(3):171-6. doi: 10.1111/luts.12091. Epub 2015 Feb 17. PubMed 27619782 ↗
  • Nitti VW, Rosenberg S, Mitcheson DH, He W, Fakhoury A, Martin NE. Urodynamics and safety of the beta(3)-adrenoceptor agonist mirabegron in males with lower urinary tract symptoms and bladder outlet obstruction. J Urol. 2013 Oct;190(4):1320-7. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.05.062. Epub 2013 May 30. PubMed 23727415 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — IPD was not planned to share.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 24, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03632772
Lead sponsor
Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Responsible party
Hann-Chorng Kuo (Chairman and Professor, Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 15, 2018
Start date
Aug 1, 2018
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2019 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 31, 2019 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 24, 2018

Study contacts

Hann-Chorng Kuo, M.D.
Contact
hck@tzuchi.com.tw
886-3-8561825 ext. 12113
Hann-Chorng Kuo, M.D.
principal investigator · Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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