Review Article

Defining the Efficacy and Safety of Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors with Tamsulosin for the Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with or without Erectile Dysfunction: A Network Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Characteristics of individual studies included in the Network meta-analysis.

Author ID/yearCountry (C/T)Mean ageTreatment duration (months)C: combined therapy
T: tamsulosin or placebo+tamsulosin
Total IPSS (C/T) (C/T)IIEF (C/T)

Karami 2016Iran58/5968.23C: tadalafil (20 mg qd)+tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
T: tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
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Fawzi 2016Egypt63/6866.06C: sildenafil (25 mg qd)+tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
T: placebo+tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
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Singh 2014India44/45623C: tadalafil (10 mg qd)+tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
T: tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
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Regadas 2012Brazil20/2060.41C: tadalafil (5 mg qd)+tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
T: placebo+tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
//NM
Gacci 2012Italy30/3068.03C: vardenafil (10 mg qd)+tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
T: placebo+tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
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Tuncel 2009Turkey20/2058.82C: sildenafil (25 mg 4 days/week)+tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
T: tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
NM/NM
Bechara 2008Argentina27/2763.73C: tadalafil (20 mg qd)+tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
T: placebo+tamsulosin (0.4 mg qd)
/NMNM

C/T: combined therapy versus tamsulosin; NM: not mentioned.