Influence of pre- and post-operative pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) on urinary incontinence after retropubic radical prostatectomy and robotic radical prostatectomy.

Influence of pre- and post-operative pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) on urinary incontinence after retropubic radical prostatectomy and robotic radical prostatectomy: a randomised controlled trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON28730

Enrollment

180

Registered

2009-08-12

Start date

2009-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Prostate cancer, urinary incontinence, pelvic floor muscle exercises

Interventions

Before surgery (retropubic or robotic) the patient will be randomly assigned to the experimental group, starting PFME before surgery or to the control group, starting PFME after catheter withdrawal.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who refuse to participate in the study; 2. Patients who are not able to perform PFME because of cognitive problems.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
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

Measure	Time frame
1. At each measurement session pelvic muscle tone, strength, endurance and exhaustion are evaluated; 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; 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).	—

Measure

Time frame

1. At each measurement session pelvic muscle tone, strength, endurance and exhaustion are evaluated; 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; 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).

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Contacts

Public ContactInge Geraerts

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven UZ Gasthuisberg Dienst Fysische Geneeskunde en Revalidatie Herestraat 49

inge.geraerts@faber.kuleuven.be+32 16 34 85 65

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)