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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for healthy female and male volunteers

From: Protocol for a prospective, randomized study on neurophysiological assessment of lower urinary tract function in a healthy cohort

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Written informed consent

Any lower urinary tract symptomsd, f, c

Good mentala and physical healthc

Any neurological or urological pathology e, f, c

Age > 18 yearsc

Current pregnancybc, lactationc

No regular intake of medicationc

UTIb, c, f

Bladder capacity <150 mL or SDV already at 60mLd, e, g

Hematuriab

Number of voids per day <8, number of voids per night <2d, f, c

Any anatomical anomaly/malignancy of the LUT or genitalia e, c

 

Any previous pelvic, spine or craniocerebral surgeryc

  1. LUT lower urinary tract, SDV strong desire to void, UTI urinary tract infection
  2. aassessed by MoCA and HADS; bexcluded by urine dipstick test; cassessed by history taking; dassessed by 3-day bladder diary; eassessed by neuro-urological examination fassessed by standardized urological questionnaires (FLUTS, MLUTS, IPSS, Qualiveen, Swiss-German OAB questionnaire); gassessed by uroflowmetry