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Table 1 Enrolled studies for this meta-analysis

From: The beneficial effect of alpha-blockers for ureteral stent-related discomfort: systematic review and network meta-analysis for alfuzosin versus tamsulosin versus placebo

        

Stent

Stone

  

Study

Study design

N

Tx

P

Alpha-blocker

Analgesic

Duration (day)

Type

Size

Length

Indication

Size (mm)

Location

Measure

Quality assessment-risk bias

            

Tx

P

   

Beddingfield et al.[15]

RCT

55

26

29

Alfuzosin

On demand

10

NA

NA

Adjusted

Post URS

6.35

7.2

55 % renal

USSQ

Low

- urinary symptom score

10 mg

- body pain score

- general health score

25 % renal/ureteric

- work performance score

20 % ureteric

- sexual health score

Damiano et al.[20]

RCT

75

38

37

Tamsulosin

On demand

14

PU

7 Fr

Adjusted

Post URS

NA

NA

NA

USSQ

Intermediate

0.4 mg

- urinary symptom score

- body pain score

Deliveliotis et al.[16]

RCT

100

50

50

Alfuzosin

On demand

28

PU

5 Fr

Adjusted

Conservative treatment for stone, <10 mm, hydronephrosis

7.6

7.1

19 upper

USSQ

Low

23 mid

- urinary symptom score

10 mg

48 lower

- body pain score

- general health score

- sexual health score

Dellis et al.[21]

RCT

150

100

50*

Alfuzosin

On demand

28

NA

6 Fr

Adjusted

Post ESWL, URS

NA

NA

NA

USSQ

Low

- urinary symptom score

10 mg

Tamsulosin

- body pain score

0.4 mg

- general health score

- work performance score

- sexual health score

Nazim et al.[17]

RCT

130

65

65

Alfuzosin

On demand

7

PU

4.7 Fr 6 Fr

NA

Post URS

NA

NA

40 upper

VAS

High

28 mid

USSQ

10 mg

62 lower

- urinary symptom score

- body pain score

Park et al.[18]

RCT

32

20

12

Alfuzosin

NA

42

PU

6 Fr

Adjusted

Post URS, PCNL, Lap Pyelo, endo-ureterotomy

NA

NA

NA

USSQ

High

- urinary symptom score

- body pain score

10 mg

- general health score

- work performance score

- sexual health score

Wang et al.[19]

RCT

154

79

75

Tamsulosin

On demand

7

Sil

7 Fr

Adjusted

Post URS

9

9.4

16 upper

USSQ

Low

49 mid

- urinary symptom score

0.4 mg

89 lower

- body pain score

- general health score

- work performance score

- sexual health score

  1. Adjusted, stent length is height adjusted; NA, not available; Tx, Treatment group, P, placebo; PU, Polyurethane; Sil, Silcone;USSQ, Ureteric Stent Symptom Questionnaire; VAS, visual analogue scale; URS, ureteroscopy; PCNL, percutaneous nephrolithotomy; Lap Pyelo, laparoscopic pyeloplasty
  2. *50 patients received alfuzosin 10 mg, and another 50 patients received tamsulosin 0.4 mg