[Intravesical hyaluronic acid for painful bladder syndrome / interstitial cystitis]
Pichon Riviere A, Augustovski F, Garcia Marti S, Glujovsky D, Alcaraz A, Lopez A, Bardach A, Ciapponi A, Spira C
Record ID 32014000308
Spanish
Authors' objectives:
To assess the available evidence on the efficacy, safety and issues related with use coverage policies of intravesical hyaluronic acid for patients with painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis.
Authors' recommendations:
No good quality evidence was found on intravesical hyaluronic acid use for PDS/IC, although some studies of limited methodological quality suggest that it might have some effect by decreasing both pain and urinary symptoms in these patients. No clinical practice guidelines were found nor coverage policies approving its use. More long-term controlled randomized trials are needed to determine the true efficacy of intravesical instillations with hyaluronic acid as a therapeutic alternative for this pathology.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2012
URL for published report:
https://www.iecs.org.ar/home-ets/?cod_publicacion=1296&origen_publicacion=publicaciones
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Argentina
MeSH Terms
- Cystitis, Interstitial
- Administration, Intravesical
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Contact Address:
Dr. Emilio Ravignani 2024, Buenos Aires - Argentina, C1414 CABA
Contact Name:
info@iecs.org.ar
Contact Email:
info@iecs.org.ar
Copyright:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS)
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