Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Silodosin in the Treatment of the Signs and Symptoms of BPH
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00359905 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 3, 2006
Last Update Posted : February 19, 2009
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia | Drug: Silodosin Drug: Tamsulosin Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 1228 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Silodosin vs. Tamsulosin and Placebo in the Treatment of the Signs and Symptoms of BPH. Multicentre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial With an Optional Long-Term, Open-Label Extension Phase. |
Study Start Date : | May 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2007 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2008 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Silodosin |
Drug: Silodosin
8 mg daily for 12 weeks
Other Name: KMD3213 |
Active Comparator: Tamsulosin |
Drug: Tamsulosin
0.4 mg daily for 12 weeks
Other Name: Omnic |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo |
Drug: Placebo
once daily for 12 weeks |
- Change in baseline total score on the International Prostate Symptom Score [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Change in baseline obstructive subscore of the International Prostate Symptom Score; [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- change in baseline irritative subscore of the International Prostate Symptom Score; [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- change in baseline maximum urine flow rate; [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- safety [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 50 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males in good general health and at least 50 years of age, with symptoms of moderate to severe Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Exclusion Criteria:
- Medical conditions that would confound the efficacy evaluation
- Medical conditions in which it would be unsafe to use an alpha-blocker
- Use of concomitant drugs that would confound the efficacy evaluation
- Use of concomitant drugs that would be unsafe with this alpha-blocker

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00359905
United Kingdom | |
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Hallamshire Hospital | |
Sheffield, United Kingdom, S10 2JF |
Principal Investigator: | Christopher Re Chapple, BSc MD | Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Hallamshire Hospital |
Responsible Party: | Senior Clinical Project Leader, Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica S.p.A. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00359905 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
KMD3213-IT-CL 0215 |
First Posted: | August 3, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 19, 2009 |
Last Verified: | February 2009 |
Benign prostatic hyperplasia alpha-blockers |
Prostatic Hyperplasia Hyperplasia Pathologic Processes Prostatic Diseases Tamsulosin Silodosin Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists |
Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists Adrenergic Antagonists Adrenergic Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Physiological Effects of Drugs Urological Agents |