Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
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.
Brief Summary: A new drug for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia is compared with placebo and tamsulosin (a drug belonging to the same therapeutic class) for to determine if it is safe and effective (the first phase of the study lasts approximately 18 weeks) and then is used for another 9 months to determine its long-term safety.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Men 45 years of age or older with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) also referred to as BPH-lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) on the disease diagnostic criteria at the start of study.
* Provide signed informed consent at the start of the study.
* Agree not to use any other approved or experimental pharmacologic BPH, overactive bladder (OAB), or erectile dysfunction (ED) treatments anytime during the study.
* Have not taken finasteride therapy for at least 3 months before study drug is dispensed and dutasteride therapy for at least 6 months before study drug is dispensed.
* Have not taken other BPH therapy (including herbal preparations), OAB therapy, ED therapy for at least 4 weeks prior to study drug is dispensed.
* Have LUTS with a total International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) greater than or equal to 13 when study drug is dispensed.
* Have reduced urine flow (measured by special toilet equipment).
* Demonstrate compliance with study drug administration requirements.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Treated with nitrates
* Have unstable angina or angina that requires treatment.
* Have had any of the following in the past 90 days: Heart attack, also known as a myocardial infarction (MI); Heart bypass surgery (called coronary artery bypass graft surgery); Had a procedure to open up blood vessels in the heart known as angioplasty or stent placement (percutaneous coronary intervention).
* Have very high or very low blood pressure.
* Have certain neurological conditions associated with bladder problems or injuries to brain or spinal cord within a specified time of starting this study.
* Have uncontrolled diabetes.
* Have prostate cancer, are being treated for cancer.
* Have prostate specific antigen (PSA) greater than 10 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) at the start of study.
B: 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
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Males in good general health and at least 50 years of age, with symptoms of moderate to severe BPH.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Medical conditions that would confound the efficacy evaluation.
* Medical conditions in which it would be unsafe to use an alpha-blocker.
* The use of concomitant drugs that would confound the efficacy evaluation.
* The use of concomitant drugs that would be unsafe with this alpha-blocker.
D: 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.
* The use of concomitant drugs that would confound the efficacy evaluation.
* The use of concomitant drugs that would be unsafe with this alpha-blocker.

Answer: B