The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 2 , Pages 570-580 , August 2009

Randomized Multicenter Feasibility Trial of Myofascial Physical Therapy for the Treatment of Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes

  • Mary P. FitzGerald

      Affiliations

    • Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Loyola University Medical Center, Bldg 103, Room 1004, Maywood, Illinois 60153 (telephone: 708-216-2170; FAX: 708-216-2171)
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  • Rodney U. Anderson

      Affiliations

    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Astellas, GSK, Boston Scientific and Bioness Inc.
    • Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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  • Jeannette Potts

      Affiliations

    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Pfizer.
    • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Christopher K. Payne

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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  • Kenneth M. Peters

      Affiliations

    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Indevus, Allergan, Pfizer and Trillium Therapeutics.
    • William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
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  • J. Quentin Clemens

      Affiliations

    • Conducted this research while at Northwestern University.
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Merck, Pfizer, Medtronic and Tengion.
    • The University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • Rhonda Kotarinos

      Affiliations

    • Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
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  • Laura Fraser

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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  • Annemarie Cosby

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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  • Carole Fortman

      Affiliations

    • Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
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  • Cynthia Neville

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Suzanne Badillo

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Lisa Odabachian

      Affiliations

    • William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
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  • Andrea Sanfield

      Affiliations

    • William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
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  • Betsy O'Dougherty

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Rick Halle-Podell

      Affiliations

    • Massage Therapy of Oak Park, Oak Park, Illinois
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  • Liyi Cen

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Shannon Chuai

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • J. Richard Landis

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis.
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  • Keith Mickelberg

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Ted Barrell

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • John W. Kusek

      Affiliations

    • National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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  • Leroy M. Nyberg

      Affiliations

    • National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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  • Urological Pelvic Pain Collaborative Research Network

Received 22 December 2008

 Study received institutional review board approval.

 Clinical Trial Registration NCT00434343 (www.clinicaltrials.gov).

 See Editorial on page 427.

PII: S0022-5347(09)00931-8

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.04.022

The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 2 , Pages 570-580 , August 2009

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