The effect of Melatonin on Improving the benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Urinary Symptoms, a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Purpose: to investigate the effect of melatonin along with tamsulosin in improving BPH urinary symptoms.

Materials And Methods: A total of 108 men with BPH symptoms, age of ≥ 50 years, and International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) ≥ 8 entered into the parallel group randomized, double-blind clinical trial with balanced randomization. The treatment group received of 3mg melatonin plus 0.

Prophylactic effect of mycophenolate mofetil on early outcomes of living donor kidney transplantation.

Introduction: Living donor transplantation allows a priori scheduling and the recipient can receive immunosuppressive prophylaxis several days before surgery, which is preoperative induction therapy with oral agents. We evaluated the impact of preoperative mycophenolate mofetil on the outcomes of living donor kidney transplantations.

Materials And Methods: In a randomized controlled trial was from November 2008 to November 2010, 99 patients receiving their first living donor kidney transplantation were divided into the mycophenolate mofetil (500 mg) and placebo groups, and received 2 tablets per day for 5 days before transplantation.