NIH R01 · 2024
Prescription exercise for Older men with Urinary Disease (PROUD) pilot study
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT One in 3 American men will develop bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms in their lifetime, and the majority will be attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH). Older men with LUTS/BPH have increased risk of developing new mobility limitations, falls, fractures, disability, and death. Unfortunately, current LUTS/BPH medications targeting prostate-centric mechanisms likely further increase risk of some of these adverse clinical outcomes, have modest efficacy, and poor adherence. Frailty-related mechanisms are novel LUTS/BPH intervention targets that may be preventable or modifiable via an exercise intervention. Our team has previously created an…
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