Comparative analysis of clinical effectiveness of α1-adrenoblockers doxazosin, tamsulosin and silodosin in males with chronic non-inflammatory prostatitis

Abstract

Aim. Comparative study of clinical effectiveness of doxazosin, tamsulosin and silodosin as monotherapy for patients with chronic non-inflammatory prostatitis. Methods. Outpatient medical records (OMR) of patients with the diagnosis of chronic non-inflammatory prostatitis who were treated in “The clinic of ambulatory urology” (Kazan) in 2012-2017, were analyzed: all 173 OMR of patients receiving doxazosin 1 mg QD for 30 days as monotherapy; all 150 OMR of patients receiving doxazosin 2 mg per day BID for 30 days as monotherapy; all 54 OMR of patients receiving doxazosin 4 mg per day BID for 30 days as monotherapy; all 77 OMR of patients receiving tamsulosin 0.4 mg QD for 30 days as monotherapy; all 36 OMR of patients receiving silodosin 8 mg QD for 30 days as monotherapy. Based on these OMR the “Clinical index of chronic prostatitis” (CI CP) was analyzed before the start of pharmacotherapy and 30 days after the beginning. According to the clinical index, the discrete sample was ordered containing the values of CI from 0 points (no complaints) to 50 points (maximal score - the most marked symptoms). Results. Before the beginning of the treatment every sample of patients is homogeneous and after 30-day treatment they lose homogeneity and tend to divide into several homogeneous samples. Conclusion. Clinical effectiveness of doxazosin, tamsulosin and silodosin in men with CNP varies in wide range, is poorly predictable, poorly explainable and needs further studies according to the principles of modern evidence-based medicine.