Pelvic floor muscle therapy or alpha-blocking agents for treatment of men with lower urinary tract symptoms: An exploratory randomized controlled trial

Jan Hut; Wouter K van der Heide; Boudewijn J Kollen; Embert J Messelink; Marco H Blanker; Janny H Dekker

doi:10.1111/iju.13339

Pelvic floor muscle therapy or alpha-blocking agents for treatment of men with lower urinary tract symptoms: An exploratory randomized controlled trial

Int J Urol. 2017 Jun;24(6):473-474. doi: 10.1111/iju.13339. Epub 2017 Mar 22.

Authors

Jan Hut¹, Wouter K van der Heide¹, Boudewijn J Kollen¹, Embert J Messelink², Marco H Blanker¹, Janny H Dekker¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
² Department of Urology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.

PMID: 28332234
DOI: 10.1111/iju.13339

No abstract available

Keywords: adrenergic alpha-1 receptor antagonists; behavior therapy; lower urinary tract symptoms; pelvic floor muscle training; prostatic hyperplasia.

Publication types

Equivalence Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / therapeutic use*
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Exercise Therapy / methods*
Humans
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / diagnosis
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / physiopathology
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Pelvic Floor / physiopathology*
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Urinary Bladder / physiopathology
Urodynamics

Substances

Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists