The influence of pelvic floor muscle training during 3 months in men, who still suffer from erectile dysfunction 12 months after open or robot radical prostatectomy: A randomised controlled trial.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, open radical prostatectomy, robot radical prostatectomy, pelvic floor muscle exercises
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29363
- Lead Sponsor
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculteit Bewegings- en Revalidatiewetenschappen
- Brief Summary
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- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1. Male patients, who had an unilateral/bilateral nervesparing open or robot radical prostatectomy at least 12 months earlier and still suffer from erectile dysfunction;
2. Patients who can participate in pelvic floor muslce training during the entire study period;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients, who didn't have erections and/or sexual intercourse preoperatively;
2. Patients, who underwent a nonnerve sparing radical prostatectomy;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in erectile function: The patients will be evaluated by filling in the 'International Index of Erectile Function- Questionnaire' and the 'Erectile Hardness Scale' at several time points.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method At the same time points the patient and his partner will be interviewed concerning the quality of the erection, orgasm and relation.