Clinical trial · Interventional
A Yoga Program for Patients Undergoing Prostate Cancer Surgery
Developing and Pilot-testing a Yoga Program to Address Post-prostatectomy Side-effects Among Veterans With Prostate Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Lack of recruitment
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Men with localized prostate cancer (PCa) are often treated with surgery, a treatment that is associated with high rates of side effects such as erectile dysfunction (ED) and urinary incontinence (UI) which impact quality of life. Yoga may improve control of UI and improve ED by bringing awareness to and strengthening the pelvic floor musculature. The randomized controlled pilot study is to assess the feasibility of an innovative hybrid (in-person and virtual) twice-weekly yoga program that includes a prehabilitation component and to obtain preliminary data that will help assess its potential effectiveness in alleviating PCa treatment symptom burden (primarily ED and UI). The long-term goal is to develop a scalable and sustainable yoga program that helps cancer survivors manage their treatment side effects.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erectile Dysfunction | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Urinary Incontinence | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual Care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Yoga | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Yoga
- description
- The study design entails randomizing \~34 Veterans who are undergoing RP for PCa to either usual care or a twice-weekly hybrid (in-person and virtual) yoga program that includes up to 4 weeks of pre-habilitation yoga and 8 weeks of post-RP yoga. Participants will provide data at three time points: baseline/pre-yoga (T1), completion of\~ 4 weeks of pre-RP yoga (T2), and completion of 8 weeks of post-RP yoga (T3). Data collection for the control group will parallel that of the yoga group. Times of data collection are consistent with other yoga trials. Veterans randomized to the intervention will be asked to routinely practice yoga (at least 15 min/day).
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Yoga
- Other: Usual Care
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Usual Care
- description
- The control group will consist of "usual care" patients. It is current practice for all patients to: 1) receive a handout that covers Kegel exercises; and, 2) instruction from a nurse who teaches the patient how to perform the exercises. There is no referral to a physical therapist unless progression indicates a need for it.
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * patients must be age 18 year or older * have a biopsy-proven diagnosis of localized prostate cancer * scheduled to undergo robotic-assisted or open radical prostatectomy * speak English * willing and able to attend an in-person yoga session at Hines VA * possess hardware and internet connectivity that will enable participation in virtual yoga classes Exclusion Criteria: * patients will be excluded if currently participating in yoga practice (twice weekly in past three months) and have any of the following conditions: * neurogenic bladder * (uncontrolled/major) cardiac arrhythmia * psychosis * cognitive impairment * patients will be excluded if they are planning to move outside of the Chicago area * unable to participate in low- to moderate-intensity physical activity * currently experiencing issues around substance abuse (not including prescription opioids)
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