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Prevention of Urinary Incontinence After Prostatectomy

NCT00982098 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2009-09-22

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Summary

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

Interventions

PROCEDURE

BioFeedback; Functional Electrical Stimulation; Pelvic Floor Muscle training exercises

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).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carita

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carlo Cisari, prof. · AUO "Maggiore della Carità" - Novara

  • Carlo Terrone, prof. · AUO "Maggiore della Carità" - Novara

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-02-28
Primary Completion
2009-11-30
Completion
2009-11-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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