Mehmet İlker Gökçe1, Parviz Hajıyev2, Evren Süer2, Yusuf Kibar3, Mesrur Selçuk Sılay4, Serhat Gürocak5, Hasan Serkan Doğan6, Hasan Cem Irkılata3, Tayfun Oktar7, Bülent Önal8, Erim Erdem9, Yüksel Cem Aygün10, Can Balcı11, Ahmet Rüknettin Arslan12, Cevdet Kaya12, Tarkan Soygür13, Saban Sarıkaya14, Serdar Tekgül6, Berk Burgu13. 1. Department of Urology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: migokce@yahoo.com. 2. Department of Urology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. 3. Department of Urology, Gülhane Military Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. 4. Department of Pediatric Urology, Bezmi Alem School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. 5. Department of Pediatric Urology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. 6. Department of Pediatric Urology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. 7. Department of Pediatric Urology, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. 8. Department of Pediatric Urology, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. 9. Department of Urology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey. 10. Department of Urology, Başkent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. 11. Department of Urology, Taksim Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. 12. Department of Urology, Haydarpaşa Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. 13. Department of Pediatric Urology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. 14. Department of Pediatric Urology, Samsun University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Relapse after cessation of desmopressin is an important problem in treating patients with enuresis. Structured withdrawal of desmopressin tablets has been shown to decrease relapse rates. However, scientific data are lacking on the structured withdrawal of the fast melting oral formulation of desmopressin. We compared relapse rates of structured withdrawal using placebo and direct cessation in a population of patients with enuresis who were desmopressin responders. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients diagnosed with enuresis and responding to desmopressin from 13 different centers were involved in the study. Patients were randomized into 4 groups. Two different structured withdrawal strategies were compared to placebo and direct withdrawal. Sample size was estimated as 240 (60 patients in each group), with a power of 0.80 and an effect size of 30%. Randomization was performed using NCSS statistical software (NCSS, Kaysville, Utah) from a single center. The relapse rates of the groups were compared using chi-square testing. Logistic regression analysis was performed to define the independent factors having an effect on relapse rates. RESULTS:Desmopressin treatment was initiated in 421 patients, and 259 patients were eligible for randomization. Relapse rates were 39 (1%) and 42 (4%) for the structured withdrawal groups, which were significantly less than for direct withdrawal (55, 3%) and placebo (53, 1%). Logistic regression analysis revealed that initial effective dose of 240 μcg, greater number of wet nights before treatment and nonstructured withdrawal were associated with higher relapse rates. CONCLUSIONS: We found that structured withdrawal with the fast melting oral formulation of desmopressin results in decreased relapse rates. Application of a structured withdrawal program was also an independent factor associated with reduced relapse rates, together with lower initial effective dose and number of wet nights per week. Relapse after cessation of desmopressin is an important problem, and in this study structured withdrawal was observed to be associated with decreased relapse rates compared to placebo and direct withdrawal.
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PURPOSE: Relapse after cessation of desmopressin is an important problem in treating patients with enuresis. Structured withdrawal of desmopressin tablets has been shown to decrease relapse rates. However, scientific data are lacking on the structured withdrawal of the fast melting oral formulation of desmopressin. We compared relapse rates of structured withdrawal using placebo and direct cessation in a population of patients with enuresis who were desmopressin responders. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients diagnosed with enuresis and responding to desmopressin from 13 different centers were involved in the study. Patients were randomized into 4 groups. Two different structured withdrawal strategies were compared to placebo and direct withdrawal. Sample size was estimated as 240 (60 patients in each group), with a power of 0.80 and an effect size of 30%. Randomization was performed using NCSS statistical software (NCSS, Kaysville, Utah) from a single center. The relapse rates of the groups were compared using chi-square testing. Logistic regression analysis was performed to define the independent factors having an effect on relapse rates. RESULTS: Desmopressin treatment was initiated in 421 patients, and 259 patients were eligible for randomization. Relapse rates were 39 (1%) and 42 (4%) for the structured withdrawal groups, which were significantly less than for direct withdrawal (55, 3%) and placebo (53, 1%). Logistic regression analysis revealed that initial effective dose of 240 μcg, greater number of wet nights before treatment and nonstructured withdrawal were associated with higher relapse rates. CONCLUSIONS: We found that structured withdrawal with the fast melting oral formulation of desmopressin results in decreased relapse rates. Application of a structured withdrawal program was also an independent factor associated with reduced relapse rates, together with lower initial effective dose and number of wet nights per week. Relapse after cessation of desmopressin is an important problem, and in this study structured withdrawal was observed to be associated with decreased relapse rates compared to placebo and direct withdrawal.
Authors: Pietro Ferrara; Maria Elisa Amodeo; Annamaria Sbordone; Francesca Ianniello; Alberto Verrotti; Tommaso Petitti; Antonio Ruggiero Journal: Turk J Urol Date: 2018-07