prostate cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: Patients receive face-to-face pelvic floor muscle training instruction plus online pelvic floor muscle training using a smartphone or tablet during the 8-week preoperative period a
Sponsors
Matsuura Tetsuya
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who meet all of the following criteria will be eligible 1. Patients scheduled to undergo robotic assisted total prostatectomy (RARP) 2. age 20 years or older 3. have written consent to participate in the study 4. have access to a smartphone or tablet device on a daily basis 5. who are able to view the online video in Japanese and understand the instructional content
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclude patients who meet any of the following criteria 1. under 18 years of age 2. adults who are deemed to have insufficient capacity to consent (e.g., dementia) 3. patients with severe pelvic disease (e.g., neurogenic bladder, history of pelvic surgery) 4. who have a serious physical or mental illness that would interfere with the research intervention 5. who are simultaneously participating in another intervention study during the research intervention 6. who are judged by a physician to be inappropriate to participate in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Urinary incontinence volume by 24-hour pad test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life survey on urination, and continuation rate of pelvic floor muscle training. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactShin Kondo
Division of Rehabilitation, Tokushima University Hospital
Outcome results
None listed