[Clinical evaluation of the effect of tamsulosin hydrochloride and cernitin pollen extract on urinary disturbance associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia in a multicentered study]
Aoki A, Naito K, Hashimoto O, Yamaguchi M, Hara Y, Baba Y, et al.
Published in Hinyokika Kiyo, Vol. 48 (5), pp. 259-67
Methodology
Randomised multicentre trial in 243 men with urinary symptoms from BPH, assigned to tamsulosin, cernitin pollen extract, or both for 12 weeks. Outcomes: IPSS, post-void residual urine and uroflowmetry.
Key Findings
IPSS improved in every group; maximum and average flow rates rose significantly only in the groups taking tamsulosin.
Conclusions
Tamsulosin alone or combined with the pollen extract seemed more effective than the pollen extract alone.
Limitations
Published in Japanese with an English abstract; blinding is not described; the abstract gives no between-group numbers or safety results.
Supplements Studied
seemed more effective then the administration of only cernitin pollen extract
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