### SPLASH-study
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#### Aim
Low back pain and lower urinary tract symptoms often co-exist in a male population. However, it remains unclear whether having both conditions increase disability and discomfort in daily life.
By performing a widely distributed survey, we hope to examine men aged 40 years and older and provide comparisons between groups of men with low back pain or lower urinary tract symptoms and groups of men suffering from both conditions.
#### Files & open science
The researchers involved with the SPLASH-study embrace the goals of open science. All files relevant to this study, such as complete study protocols, patient information files, metadata, analysis plans and more can be found on an dedicated [Institutional FigShare project page](https://uvaauas.figshare.com).
Also, a project page that is avaible to Dutch readers can be found on the website of the [Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences](https://www.hva.nl).
#### Contact
Please contact [T. Vredeveld](mailto:t.vredeveld@hva.nl) if you have any inquiries on this study.
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This study is initialized by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) and SOMT University of Physiotherapy (SOMt).