bladder obstruction Urethral obstruction
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Male 18 years or older 2) Healthy volunteers: student or staff member at Erasmus MC 3) Patients: eligible for TURP based on clinical criteria who will be urodynamically investigated at Erasmus MC 4) Mentally and physically able to visit the Erasmus MC 5) Signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Unable to urinate in a standing position 2) Previous lower urinary tract surgery 3) Congenital disease of the lower urinary tract
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The raw ultrasound data will be processed using Matlab procedures developed in an earlier study resulting in decorrelation curves. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In healthy volunteers from free flow-rate measurement: Maximum urinary flow-rate and voided volume are quantitative parameters that will be derived using earlier developed Matlab procedures in the flowmeter setup. They will be used to verify/support the stratification of patients according to the degree of obstruction. In patients from free flow-rate measurement: Maximum urinary flow-rate and voided volume are quantitative parameters that are automatically calculated by Audact software used in the clinical urodynamic setups. The parameters are stored in Ms-Access databases in Erasmus MC servers. They will be to verify/support the stratification of patients according to the degree of obstruction. In patients from invasive pressure flow study: Detrusor pressure at maximum flow-rate Maximum flow-rate Urethral resistance parameters URA (Urethral Resistance Factor) BOOI (Bladder Outlet Obstruction Index) Slope of lowest part of PURR (Passive Urethral Resistance Relation) Bladder contractility parameters Wmax (maximum bladder contractility) BCI (Bladder Contractility Index) These parameters will be used to relate the (de)correlation of the ultrasound images to the degree of obstruction and/or bladder contractility of the patients. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed