EFFECT ON QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER PROSTATECTOMY

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: URINARY INCONTINENCE; PROSTATECTOMY
• Interventions: Other: PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES

• Registration Number: NCT05700487
• Lead Sponsor: TC Erciyes University

Brief Summary

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the effect of pelvic floor exercises (PTE) on urinary incontinence and quality of life (QOL) after radical prostatectomy (RP).

Methods: This randomized controlled, single-blind, experimental study was completed with a total of 33 RP patients, 18 of whom were interventions, and 15 were controls. The intervention group was given pelvic floor exercises (PTE) training in the preoperative period, regular PTE was performed three times a day for six months in the postoperative period, and the continuity of the exercises was checked by telephone. On the other hand, no intervention was applied to the control group other than routine treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-10-30
• Study Completion: 2021-04-29
• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-01-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-01-17
• Study First Posted: 2023-01-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

• Being literate,
• Having the mental competence to understand the questions,
• Radical prostatectomy was performed due to the diagnosis of localized prostate cancer,
• Continuing post-operative follow-up,
• No incontinence problem before surgery,
• Anatomically free of genito-urinary system pathology,
• Those who volunteered to participate in the study were recruited.

Exclusion Criteria

• With bladder insufficiency (dysfunction),

• Individuals with a different type of incontinence problem such as stress incontinence, neurogenic bladder were not included in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES	Pelvic floor exercises (PTE) training in the preoperative period, regular PTE was performed three times a day for 6 months in the postoperative period, and the continuity of the exercises was checked by telephone

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life Scale(SF-36)	It was performed at the 6st month follow-ups of the patients.	It measures the quality of life of individuals in 7 dimensions. These dimensions are physical function, social function, role limitations due to physical functions, role limitations due to emotional problems, mental health energy/vitality, pain and general perception of health. Instead of giving only a single total score, the scale is for each subscale. gives a total score separately. Subscales evaluate health from 0 to 100. "0 points" denotes the worst health condition, and "100 points" denotes the best health condition.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Overactive Bladder (OAB-V8 )	It was performed at the 6st month follow-ups of the patients.	Used to determine clinical incontinence. The OAB- V8 inquiry form determined the severity of the patients' complaints, none (0); very few (1); a little (2); quite a few (3); many (4); and it consists of 8 questions that can be graded as too many (5). The total score ranges from 0 to 40.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ERciyes University; 🇹🇷 Kayseri, Turkey