OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of solifenacin succinate in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients suffering from overactive bladder (OAB).
BACKGROUND: Urinary dysfunction is a commonly encountered non-motor feature in PD that significantly impacts patient quality of life.
DESIGN/METHODS: This was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, 3-site study with an open label extension phase to determine the efficacy of solifenacin succinate in idiopathic PD patients with OAB. Patients were randomized to receive solifenacin succinate 5-10 mg daily or placebo for 12 weeks followed by an 8-week open label extension. The primary outcome measure was the change in the mean number of micturitions per 24 h period. Secondary outcome measures included the change in the mean number of urinary incontinence episodes and the mean number of nocturia episodes.
RESULTS: Twenty-three patients were randomized in the study. There was no significant improvement in the primary outcome measure in the double-blind phase, but there was an improvement in the number of micturitions per 24 h period in the solifenacin succinate group compared to placebo at a mean dose of 6 mg/day (p = 0.01). In the open label phase, the mean number of urinary incontinence episodes per 24 h period decreased (p = 0.03), as did the number of nocturia episodes per 24 h period (p = 0.01). Adverse events included constipation and xerostomia, which resolved after treatment was discontinued.
CONCLUSIONS: In this pilot trial, solifenacin succinate treatment led to an improvement in urinary incontinence, despite persistence in other OAB symptoms.
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Zesiewicz TA, Evatt M, Vaughan CP, Jahan I, Singer C, Ordorica R, Salemi JL, Shaw JD, Sullivan KL. Are you the author?
Department of Neurology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Department of Neurology, Atlanta VA Medical Center and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Department of Medicine, Atlanta VA Medical Center and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA; Department of Urology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA.
Reference: Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2015 Mar 6. pii: S1353-8020(15)00080-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.02.025
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 25814050