How could the proposed International Continence Society (ICS) global urodynamics data repository (GUDRep) demonstrate the clinical role and cost effectiveness of urodynamics in individual patients? ICI-RS 2025

Abstract

Introduction: The management and interpretation of big data appears to be an increasingly attractive but challenging issue in functional urology. The International Continence Society (ICS) Global Urodynamics (UDS) Data Repository (GUDRep) project aims to record and analyse UDS data to share research and clinical information about UDS. Objectives: The aim of this Think Tank was to identify the main research questions and critical issues related to the GUDRep project. Methods: This article reports and summarises the discussions on the GUDRep from the 2025 meeting of the International Consultation on Incontinence-Research Society (ICI-RS). Results and Conclusions: Several research questions on the GUDRep project need to be considered, including both issues/barriers in building the Repository and economic, clinical and research advantages which could potentially be obtained by the GUDRep itself.