Sexual and Urological Rehabilitation to Men Operated for Prostate Cancer and Their Partners (PROCAN)
Prostate Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Prostate Cancer focused on measuring Prostate cancer, Intervention, Rehabilitation, Couple, Sexology, Urology, Late effects
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Patients operated for primary prostate cancer with open or robot-assisted surgery using nerve sparring or non-nerve sparring technique living with a female partner and reported being sexually active before the operation.
Exclusion Criteria:Patients with other cancers (except non-melanoma skin cancer) within 5 years, major psychiatric disorder, abuse of alcohol or drugs, dementia, e.g. Alzheimer's disease and patients, who do not understand or speak Danish. Patients, who reported not being sexually active before the operation and partners who do not understand or speak Danish.
Sites / Locations
- Department of Urology, Rigshospitalet
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Sexual and urological intervention
Control
Standard care and the PROCAN intervention consisting of i) DVD instruction in pelvic floor muscle training ii) group instructions in pelvic floor muscle training by physiotherapist including three individually follow-up and ii) up to six couple sessions performed by a sexual nurse counselor.
Standard care consists of:systematic offer of medical treatment for erectile dysfunction, if not contra indicated. The medical treatment will consist of either daily treatment with Cialis 5 mg or phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor on demand before sexual activity. Alternatively use of alprostadil as either urethral pin or penile injection. Furthermore standard treatments include preoperative instruction in pelvic floor muscle training, regular outpatient visits and possible referral to rehabilitation in accordance with the rules that apply to the Danish Health legislations. In case of prolonged incontinence the patients may on request be referred to a private practicing physiotherapist.