None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Prostate cancer (PC) is the most prevalent neoplasm in men in the world and although diagnostic and early detection programs have allowed to reduce mortality in this population. Symptoms related to CP and its treatment are manifested in the physical and psychological dimensions. The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effectiveness of the Prostactive intervention for the self-management of symptoms in functional performance in people with prostate cancer in treatment. The hypotheses proposed are: 1. The Prostactive nursing intervention for self-management of symptoms improves functional performance in people with prostate cancer in treatment. 2. Interventions based on self-efficacy improve self-management of symptoms in people with prostate cancer.
Interventions
The participants will receive an educational intervention that consists of 4 sessions in which it will be explained what prostate cancer consists of and the different types of treatments; in the second session we will talk about urinary and sexual symptoms and how to manage them; In the third session, sexual and cognitive symptoms will be discussed, and in the fourth, the importance of social support will be explained.
Training mode: It will be carried out through individual face-to-face sessio
The participants will receive an educational intervention that consists of 4 sessions in which it will be explained what prostate cancer consists of and the different types of treatments; in the second session we will talk about urinary and sexual symptoms and how to manage them; In the third session, sexual and cognitive symptoms will be discussed, and in the fourth, the importance of social support will be explained. Training mode: It will be carried out through individual face-to-face sessions in which a flip-chart presentations and short videos will be used: what radiotherapy consists of; how to perform Keguel exercises and videos related to the experience of men during radiotherapy treatment. Each one in one session. Frequency and duration of program administration: each session will last between 30 and 40 minutes each week. The strategy used to comply with the intervention will be through the signature of the participant at the end of the intervention.
Sponsors
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Men who have been diagnosed with localized prostate cancer who are being treated with radiotherapy in the first six weeks, post-operative radical prostatectomy and/or adjuvant therapy. Men with prostate cancer with Karnofsky activity level of 60% or higher. Patients with localized and locally advanced CP in stages T1 to T3b. Phone access. Men who wish to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Adults with a history of brain injury, dementia, or psychiatric illness that interfere with proper assessment of symptom self-management and functional performance outcomes. Present recurrence or progression of prostate cancer to a more advanced stage since the physical and cognitive symptoms are different from those expected in treatment phases with curative intent. Being treated for another type of cancer because the symptoms are related to the type of treatment.
Outcome results
None listed