Clinical trial · Interventional
Prevention of Urinary Incontinence After Prostatectomy
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Urinary incontinence is a frequent complication after radical prostatectomy. Rehabilitative treatments are frequently utilized to reduce incontinence. However, their efficacy has not been completely investigated. In this study the investigators will compare the effect of an early rehabilitation programme (instruction of the patient, pelvic floor muscle training, electrical stimulation and biofeedback) versus instruction of the patient only. The investigators hypothesis is that early rehabilitation programme is more effective than patient's instruction alone in preventing urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urinary Incontinence | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| BioFeedback; Functional Electrical Stimulation; Pelvic Floor Muscle training exercises | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Early Rehabilitation
- description
- Before surgery: 15 minutes pelvic floor muscle training and 15 minutes biofeedback, for 4 sessions. After surgery: physical therapist's assisted pelvic floor muscle biofeedback (15 min/day for 10 days), followed by patient's instruction for pelvic floor muscle training and home based exercised pelvic floor muscle for 10 days. Then pelvic floor muscle biofeedback (15 min/day for 10 days) and functional electrical stimulation of pelvic floor (30 min/day for 10 days). Patients will be instructed to carry on exercises at home for the following 11 months.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: BioFeedback; Functional Electrical Stimulation; Pelvic Floor Muscle training exercises
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Counseling and home-based exercises
- description
- Before surgery: 15 minutes pelvic floor muscle training and 15 minutes biofeedback, for 4 sessions. After surgery: Patients will be instructed to carry on pelvic floor exercises at home for the year after prostatectomy.
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * men who will undergo radical prostatectomy for prostatic cancer Exclusion Criteria: * previous urinary and/or faecal incontinence * neurologic bladder * previous pelvic surgery
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