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Pelvic floor muscles in men: an explorative study

We aim to explore the role of PFM activity in male LUTS

In Vivo Comparison of Air Charged Catheters with Water Filled Catheters for Intravesical and Intrarectal Pressures Recording during Urodynamic Testing.

Objective: To compare the in vivo pressure responses of air-charged catheters with water filled catheter systems pressure responses during standard cystometry.

Digital rectal examination and transabdominal ultrasound as diagnostic tools for constipation. Examination of the rectum in children with urology symptoms

Primary: To investigate if there is a correlation between findings of transabdominal ultrasound measurement of the rectum and rectal digital examination. Secondary: To investigate if there is a correlation between an enlarged rectum (diameter &…

Multicentered randomized controlled trial to test the cost effectiveness of urodynamics in women with symptoms of stress urinary incontinence in whom surgical treatment is considered.

To test the value of preoperatively performed urodynamics with regard to outcome of surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and to examine whether not performing urodynamics preoperatively is more cost effective than performing urodynamics…

The feasibility of a physical activity program for men with lower urinary tract
symptoms and/or erectile dysfunction who show up at the OPD urology of the VU medical center with a lack of
physical activity.

1. determine how many male patients visiting the OPD urology for LUTS and/ or ED lack a certain amount of physical activity2. measure the willingness of those patients to follow a program for increasing their physical activity3. discover factors…

Pelvic floor muscle activity as a reaction on emotion, in men with overactive pelvic floor muscles.

The objective of this study is to assess the activity of the pelvic floor muscles during emotion induction, in men with complaints of overactive pelvic floor muscles. The activity is measured during viewing of emotion inducing film excerpts. The…

Alpha-1-microglobulin to diagnose acute pyelonephritis

We want to prove wheter the A1M/creatinine ratio in the urine is a good marker to diagnose an APN, or not. The study design has been made of a prospective observational cohort, controlled by a DMSA-scan.Our aim is to use the A1M/creatinine marker in…

Implementation of a clinical decision rule to optimize hospital admission policy of patients with febrile urinary tract infection

To validate a clinical decision rule to guide need for hospitalization in patients presenting with febrile urinary tract infection (FUTI) with the aim to reduce the hospitalization rate without compromising clinical outcome.

Self-management as a first-line treatment prior to GP consultation for men with lower urinary tract symptoms

To assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of providing an online personalized self-management program as a first-lineintervention to men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) compared to care as usual (CAU).

The influence of sacral neuromodulation on brain areas involved in the sensation of bladder filling in patients with Overactive Bladder (OAB) using fMRI

2.1 Primary Objectives• To identify brain activation evoked by sensation in response to bladder filling in patients with an implanted sacral neurostimulator as a treatment for overactive bladder (OAB), compared to a baseline in OAB patients without…

Clinical investigation to evaluate the performance and safety of Ambu® aScope* 4 Cysto and aView* Urologia for flexible cystoscopy.

Evaluate the performance of Ambu® aScope* 4 Cysto and aView* Urologia for direct visualization and treatment of the urethra and bladder.Evaluate the patient tolerance to the procedure and the procedural time of Ambu® aScope* 4 Cysto and aView*…

Antibiotic prescribing and Non-prescribing in Nursing home residents with signs and symptoms Ascribed to urinary tract infection

To evaluate whether actively drawing physicians attention to the revised UTI guideline results in more appropriate AB prescribing for NH residents with suspected UTI. This will be achieved in two ways: 1) to incorporate the algorithm of the revised…

Removal of indwelling urinary catheter after vaginal prolapse surgery; removal on first night versus first morning after surgery.

Primary objective: Does removal of an IUC late at night on the day of vaginal prolapse surgery lead to a decrease in clinical UTIs in the first six weeks after surgery compared to removal on the morning of the first day after surgery?Secondary…