Sexual health problems and reduced sexual wellbeing following treatment for pelvic cancers (prostate, gynaecological, colorectal, and urinary bladder cancer). Urological and Genital Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group with a 1:1 ratio. Stratified randomization will be used
the number of stratification variables will be kept to different cancer types included (colorectal, prostate, gynecological and bladder cancer). A blocked randomization list with four participants per
Sponsors
Linnaeus University
Länssjukhuset i Kalmar
Region Östergötland
Region Jönköpings län
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 95 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Treated for one of the following pelvic cancer diagnoses: colorectal, prostate, gynaecological or urinary bladder cancer with either surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy or a combination of these treatments. 2. Verbally and verified affected sexual health or function with the questionnaire PROMIS Scale v2.0 – Sexual Function Screener. 3. Possess adequate eHealth literacy assessed with the questionnaire eHEALS at baseline. 4. Possess adequate knowledge of the Swedish language. This will be assessed by adequately filling out the screening questionnaires and responses in a brief assessment interview at inclusion. 5. Verbally reported ambition and time to actively work with the rehabilitation intervention for improvements in sexual health. This will be assessed after a brief walkthrough of the intervention regarding the general premise and approximate time needed to complete (around 60 minutes per module/week).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. In, or is planned for, active treatment for cancer with chemotherapy, radiation or surgery is planned. 2. Active cancer treatment start during the trial period is a reason for exclusion.
Countries
Sweden
Contacts
Public ContactSamuel Ask
Outcome results
None listed