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Study NCT ID: NCT01272648
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2013-01-29
First Post: 2011-01-05

Brief Title: Rehabilitation After Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
Sponsor: Odense University Hospital
Organization: Odense University Hospital

Study Overview

Official Title: Rehabilitation and Coping of Effects After Curative Radiotherapy for Prostate
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2011-01
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: RePCa
Brief Summary: This project will test and evaluate a rehabilitation programme which will empower the mens health and give them resources to face at new everyday life

The project examines if a focused interdisciplinary intervention has influence of the patients generic and specified quality of life after curative radiotherapy due to prostate cancer

The intervention contains nursing consultation with information about late side effects an individual plan and counselling in toilet habits smoking cessation weight control and psychological problems after treatment Furthermore the patients are having physiotherapy with pelvic floor examinations The nurse can refer to other collaborators
Detailed Description: More cancer patients are now being cured or living a long time with the disease Prostate cancer PCa is one of the cancer diseases where the treatment can give some late side effects and cause reduced life quality

This project will as a part of a phd study test and evaluate a rehabilitation programme which will empower the mens health and give them resources to face at new everyday life

The project is consisted of a randomised controlled test of the intervention and qualitative evaluation

More and more Danish men are diagnosed with PC the incidence increased with 34 percent from 2005-2007 This is caused partly due to a change in the age in the society and due to earlier diagnostics PCa is now the most known cancer occurring in men in Denmark

If the disease has not yet been metastasized it is possible to use radiotherapy often in combination with anti hormones It is possible to cure the patient íf his disease is discovered in time but there are some late side effects bond to the treatment and they have influence of the patients quality of life These are impotence incontinence problem with the bowels anxiety and depression

The project is as followed

Rehabilitation Examine if a focused interdisciplinary intervention has influence of the patients generic and specified quality of life after curative radiotherapy due to prostate cancer The intervention contains nursing consultation with information about late side effects an individual plan and counselling in toilet habits smoking cessation weight control and psychological problems after treatment Furthermore the patients are having physiotherapy with pelvic floor examinations The nurse can refer to other collaborators

Methods Prospective randomised controlled study Material 160 patients are included 80 patients in the intervention group and 80 patients in the control group

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None