Self management of urinary symptoms after prostate cancer treatment
- Conditions
- Prostate cancerCancerMalignant neoplasm of prostate
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN20069765
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Surrey (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 96
1. Men
2. Have locally contined prostate cancer up to stage T3BNO
3. Have received neoadjuvant hormonal therapy
4. Have completed radiotherapy three to four months prior to the intervention
5. Have urinary syptopms and an IPSS score of 8+
6. Have sufficient understanding of written and spoken English
Added 27/01/2014:
7. Brachytherapy patients
1. Have a urinary tract infection
2. Have a current psychiatric referral
3. Have a current referral for memory issues
4. Require an interpreter
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method rinary syptoms measured by the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS); Timepoint(s): At two months (end of intervention) and 6 months past baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life measured by the EORTC 25, and emotional distress measured by the EORTC 30 ? both at 2 and 6 months post baseline.