Clinical Study

Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Ameliorates the Overactive Bladder: A Prospective Pilot Study

Table 2

Urodynamic parameters of study population for overactive bladder (OAB).

ParameterOAB ()
W0W4W8F1F3

3-Day urinary diary record
 Intake (ml)
 Output (ml)
 Average voided volume (ml)
 Functional bladder capacity (ml)
 Daytime frequency (times)
 Nocturia (times)
 Urgency (times)

Uroflowmetry data
 Voided urine volume (ml)
 Maximum flow rate () (ml/sec)
 Post-voided residual (PVR) (ml)

OABSS score (points)
 Daytime frequency
 Nocturia
 Urgency
 Urgency incontinence

Note. SE: standard error; W: week; W4: once per week, 4 weeks of LiESWT; W8: once per week, 8 weeks of LiESWT; F1: 1-month follow-up; F3: 3-month follow-up; OABSS: overactive bladder symptom scores. Values are . ; vs. W0. .