Status:
COMPLETED
A Couple Support Intervention for Prostate Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
University of Stirling
Collaborating Sponsors:
Prostate Cancer UK
Conditions:
Prostate Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Even with careful prostate surgery, men find it difficult to have an erection. Our previous research shows that couples are not often supported to cope with the effects of surgery on their sexual rela...
Detailed Description
Scientific abstract Evidence shows significant unmet psychosexual needs for couples affected by prostate cancer. Studies have identified the contribution that psychosocial interventions could have fo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Score of ≤60 on EPIC (a signal of potency) (EPIC is the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite)
- \>11 weeks post-operative for Prostate Cancer (PCa) (to recruit people who have recovered from the immediate effects from surgery and begun to regain some functioning. Follow-ups are held at 6weeks, 12weeks, 6months from surgery, until no further follow-up is required).
- Has a partner
Exclusion
- Does not have a partner (this is a couple intervention, the study can therefore only include men with a partner).
- Prognosis of ≤1year (Most men who have had recent surgery will have a good prognosis, consequently it is unlikely that many men will be excluded by this criteria.)
- Unable to provide informed consent.
- Residing in Dumfries and Galloway. The recruiting clinic sees patients from a wide catchment area. However to prevent excess burden on participants traveling to the intervention site in Edinburgh, the investigators will exclude those living in Dumfries and Galloway.
- \>2 years from surgery (since long term adaptation will have commenced).
- Unable to communicate in English (this is a feasibility trial, if the study moves to a full scale trial in future then it will seek to include couples and interpreters/translators).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
86 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01842438
Start Date
October 1 2012
End Date
August 1 2015
Last Update
June 5 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Western General Hospital
Edinburgh, Lothian, United Kingdom, EH4 2XU