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Caffeine ingestion and lower urinary tract symptoms in healthy volunteers
Author(s) -
Bird Erin T.,
Parker Brian D.,
Kim Hyun Sun,
Coffield K. Scott
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
neurourology and urodynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1520-6777
pISSN - 0733-2467
DOI - 10.1002/nau.20179
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , caffeine , ingestion , urinary system , lower urinary tract symptoms , crossover study , urine , statistical significance , analysis of variance , anesthesia , wilcoxon signed rank test , mann–whitney u test , cancer , prostate , alternative medicine , pathology
Aims To assess lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) after caffeine ingestion in healthy volunteers. Materials and Methods We conducted a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial utilizing healthy adult volunteers without urinary tract disease. Caffeine dosage was based on patient weight (equivalent to a 70 kg person taking 200 mg of caffeine twice a day). After a 24‐hr washout period, subjects ingested tablets (placebo and drug were identical in appearance) twice a day for 3 days. All participants completed volume‐frequency diaries and a post‐study symptom questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using SAS (version 8.2). Differences voiding frequency and volume were assessed by Wilcoxon rank sum test. The designated level of statistical significance was P < 0.05. Results During the first day on study medications, patients taking caffeine versus placebo voided a mean of 7.8 versus 6.4 times in a 24‐hr period, respectively, P = 0.05. The mean total urine production was 2,004 ml (caffeine) versus 1,643 ml (placebo), P = 0.06, while total fluid ingested was similar (2,246 ml—caffeine, 2,102 ml—placebo, P = 0.46). For the remaining 2 days there was no significant difference between the two arms. The post‐study questionnaire revealed no differences in symptom perception between the two groups. Conclusions In healthy volunteers caffeine appears to produce an initial diuresis, but does not appear to have other significant or sustaining effects on lower urinary symptoms in this 4‐day model. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.