Influence of pre- and post-operative pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) on urinary incontinence after retropubic radical prostatectomy and robotic radical prostatectomy.
- Conditions
- Prostate cancer, urinary incontinence, pelvic floor muscle exercises
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28730
- Lead Sponsor
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculteit Bewegings- en Revalidatiewetenschappen
- Brief Summary
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- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients who will have a retropubic radical prostatectomy or a robotic radical prostatectomy for localised or locally advanced prostate cancer in the University Hospital Gasthuisberg in Leuven;
2. Patients who can participate in pelvic floor muscle training during the entire study period.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who refuse to participate in the study;
2. Patients who are not able to perform PFME because of cognitive problems.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration and degree of urinary incontinence: All patients from the control group and from the experimental group are measured first preoperatively and then 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after catheter withdrawal.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. At each measurement session pelvic muscle tone, strength, endurance and exhaustion are evaluated;<br /><br>2. Physical activity: pre-operatively, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after catheter withdrawal the patient fills in the 'physical activity and sports participation' questionnaire;<br /><br>3. Erectile dysfunction: pre-operatively, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after catheter withdrawal the patient fills in the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS).