NCT00982098

Prevention of Urinary Incontinence After Prostatectomy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 110 (actual)
• Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carita · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

• Urinary Incontinence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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).

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-02-01
• Primary completion: 2009-11-01
• Completion: 2009-11-01
• First posted: 2009-09-22
• Last updated: 2009-09-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy