THE EFFECT OF PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES ON URINARY INCONTINENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER PROSTATECTOMY
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
- Enrollment
- 33
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Quality of life Scale(SF-36)
Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- Single (Investigator)
Masking Description
The person applying the data sheets is an unbiased surveyor who does not know about the groups.
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 40 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Male
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
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.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Quality of life Scale(SF-36)
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- The Overactive Bladder (OAB-V8 )(It was performed at the 6st month follow-ups of the patients.)
Investigators
Özlem Ceyhan
Assosc.Prof.
TC Erciyes University