Effectiveness Evaluation of a Self-management Program for Prostate Cancer Survivors

Last updated: January 2, 2025
Sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

N/A

Condition

Prostate Cancer

Prostate Disorders

Urologic Cancer

Treatment

Information package

Self-management program

Clinical Study ID

NCT05335967
201902235B0C601
  • Ages 20-80
  • Male

Study Summary

Objectives: This project aims to develop a self-management program for survivors with prostate cancer experiencing urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy and determine its effectiveness.

Methods: The investigators will develop a self-management program and conduct a study on survivors with prostate cancer experiencing urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy. And the investigators will test the effectiveness of the self-management program. After completing a pretest, participants will be randomly assigned to the experimental or control group. The self-management group will receive the self-management program for 12 weeks, whereas the information group will receive an information package on a healthy diet. Posttests will be administered 12 and 16 weeks after the pretest. The study variables will include physical symptoms and bothers, cancer-related self-efficacy, social participation, demoralization, and resilience.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

Prostate cancer survivors will include if they fit the following:

  • Received radical prostatectomy and suffering from urinary incontinence for at leastone week

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 0-1 point, able to walk entirely independently

  • Have a smartphone or a tablet with a wireless network

  • Their intimate partner or one of the family members willing to learn together

  • Agreed to participate in the study and completed the informed consent form

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

Prostate cancer survivors will be excluded if they had one or more of the following:

  • A request, with the consideration of family members, that the medical team not tellthe patient about the diagnosis or condition of the disease

  • A history of psychiatric illness, such as dementia, depression; schizophrenia, orbipolar disorder

  • Suffer from other types of cancer and actively undergoing treatment

Study Design

Total Participants: 85
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Information package
Phase:
Study Start date:
May 20, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
July 31, 2024

Study Description

Objectives: This project aims to develop a self-management program for survivors with prostate cancer experiencing urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy and determine its effectiveness.

Methods: The investigators will develop a self-management program and conduct a study on survivors with prostate cancer experiencing urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy. And the investigators will test the effectiveness of the self-management program. After completing a pretest, participants will be randomly assigned to the experimental or control group. The self-management group will receive the self-management program for 12 weeks, whereas the information group will receive an information package on a healthy diet. The self-management program is included a self-management application, a self-management manual, and professional support. The information package consists of a manual on a healthy diet and a multimedia film on a healthy diet. Posttests will be administered 12 and 16 weeks after the pretest. The study variables will include physical symptoms and bothers, cancer-related self-efficacy, social participation, demoralization, and resilience. The statistical analyses will consist of independent sample t-tests, Chi-squire, and generalized estimating equation analysis.

Connect with a study center

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung

    Keelung,
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou

    Taoyuan, 33305
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

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