Helping Men Adhere to Sexual Rehabilitation Following Prostate Cancer Surgery (NCT02706561) | Clinical Trial Compass
RecruitingNot Applicable
Helping Men Adhere to Sexual Rehabilitation Following Prostate Cancer Surgery
United States224 participantsStarted 2015-12-08
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to test two different ways to help men with sexual rehabilitation.
Who can participate
Age range21 Years
SexMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* As per medical record, early stage prostate cancer (Pathologic Stage 1/2 with Gleason score \</=8; or Pathologic Stage 3 with Gleason score =/\< 7)
* As per medical record, radical prostatectomy (RP) conducted either at MSKCC or at another institution
* As per medical record, ≤ 9 months post-RP
* As per medical record, moderate erectile functioning pre-surgery (i.e., 15 or greater on the IIEF Erectile Function Domain (EFD) score, or graded their erections as a 1 or 2 on the standard 5 point Urology Erectile Function scale, or have a score of 6 or greater on the 1-10 pre-surgery erectile function scale on the SMRP assessment or have a total score of 15 or greater on items 2-7 on the Prostrate Quality of Life Survey: Sexual Domain)
* As per self report or as per medical record starting penile injections as part of the erectile rehabilitation program at MSKCC
* In the judgment of the consenting professional able to communicate, comprehend, and complete questionnaires in English
Exclusion Criteria:
* Both cavernous nerves fully resected as per surgery report (nerve sparing score of 8 in MSKCC surgeon note), or documented in the progress note that the nerves were fully resected.
* Currently on or has a history of being an Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)
* Has any indication of Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
* As per self report, specific injection phobia
* In the judgment of the consenting professional is unable to provide informed consent and complete…
What they're measuring
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percentages of patients having an Erectile Function Domain (EFD) total score >= 24