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Older men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) related to voiding or retention of urine often receive medications for prostatic hypertrophy or bladder dysfunction or are referred for urologic evaluation. Lifestyle modification might be a useful first-line approach, but it has not been evaluated formally in a primary care setting.
In a cluster-randomized trial conducted in 30 U.K. primary care practices, 1000 symptomatic men (mean age, 68) who had reported LUTS in the previous 5 years and had not undergone surgery were randomized to usual care or a standardized lifestyle modification program. Patients in the intervention arm met with a trained nurse or healthcare assistant who provided a booklet about lifestyle modifications for LUTS (e.g…