Tracking Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Tamsulosin Side Effects Among Older Men Using a Mobile App (PERSONAL): Feasibility and Usability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Continuous α1a-blockade is the first-line treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) among older men with suspected benign prostatic hyperplasia. Variable efficacy and safety for individual men necessitate a more personalized, data-driven approach to prescribing and deprescribing tamsulosin for LUTS in older men.

Objective

We aim to evaluate the feasibility and usability of the PERSONAL (Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Patient-Selected Outcomes, N-of-1 Trials) mobile app for tracking daily LUTS severity and medication side effects among older men receiving chronic tamsulosin therapy.

Methods

We recruited patients from the University of California, San Francisco health care system to participate in a 2-week pilot study. The primary objectives were to

SUBMITTER: Lee AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8709917 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature