The Severity and Distribution of Nonurologic Pain and Urogenital Pain in Overactive Bladder are Intermediate Between Interstitial Cystitis and Controls.

Objectives: (1) To compare the severity and distribution of nonurologic and urogenital pain between overactive bladder (OAB), interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and controls, and (2) To examine the relationships between the severity of urogenital pain and severity of urinary symptoms among patients with OAB.

Subjects And Methods: Fifty-one OAB patients, 27 IC/BPS patients, and 30 controls were recruited. Nonurologic pain was assessed using a whole body map and Brief Pain Inventory.

Clustering of Patients with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome and Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome.

Purpose: We performed clustering analysis of patient symptoms to discover common patient subtypes in females and males with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome or chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

Materials And Methods: The clinical variables included in k-means clustering were urological pain severity, urinary urgency, frequency and nonurological pain, each on a 0 to 10 numerical rating scale, and a yes or no response to each of the 6 UPOINT (Urological Treatment Program for Chronic Prostatitis) domains, including the urinary, psychosocial, organ specific, infection, neurological/systemic and skeletal muscle tenderness domains.

Results: Included in study were 211 patients seeking care of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome or chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.