Table 1.
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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Android or iPhone smartphone or tablet with an active data plan and/or connected to a home WiFi network | History of urinary incontinence, acute urinary retention, recurrent urinary tract infections, nephrolithiasis, obstructive kidney disease, urethral stent |
Age ≥65 years | Active cancer treatment or medical condition that would limit the patient's life expectancy to <6 months |
Diagnosis code for BPH or other micturition problem based on ICD-10 (N40.1 or R39198) | Dementia, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, active suicidality, active substance use disorder |
Taking tamsulosin 0.4 to 0.8 mg daily for ≥12 months | Current participation in another smartphone app-based clinical study |
LURN 10-Item Symptom Index (SI-10) ≤ 10 (none/mild to moderate symptoms) | Planning to relocate from study area within 6 months |
Downloaded an app from the Google Play or App Store within the past year | Impaired vision that limits the use of smartphone apps |
Ability to speak and read English | Unwilling to temporarily stop tamsulosin |
BPH, benign prostatic hyperplasia; ICD, International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems; LURN, Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network.