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Effects of online combined pelvic floor muscle training after prostatectomy.

Basic Information

Recruitment status	Pending
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied	prostate cancer
Date of first enrollment	01/08/2025
Target sample size	120
Countries of recruitment
Study type	Interventional
Intervention(s)	Intervention group: Patients receive face-to-face pelvic floor muscle training instruction plus online pelvic floor muscle training using a smartphone or tablet during the 8-week preoperative period and the 12-week postoperative period. Control group: Patients receive only face-to-face pelvic floor muscle training instruction for 8 weeks preoperatively and 12 weeks postoperatively.

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome	Urinary incontinence volume by 24-hour pad test
Secondary Outcome	Quality of life survey on urination, and continuation rate of pelvic floor muscle training.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimum	>= 18age old
Age maximum	Not applicable
Gender	Male
Include criteria	Patients who meet all of the following criteria will be eligible 1. Patients scheduled to undergo robotic assisted total prostatectomy (RARP) 2. age 20 years or older 3. have written consent to participate in the study 4. have access to a smartphone or tablet device on a daily basis 5. who are able to view the online video in Japanese and understand the instructional content
Exclude criteria	Exclude patients who meet any of the following criteria 1. under 18 years of age 2. adults who are deemed to have insufficient capacity to consent (e.g., dementia) 3. patients with severe pelvic disease (e.g., neurogenic bladder, history of pelvic surgery) 4. who have a serious physical or mental illness that would interfere with the research intervention 5. who are simultaneously participating in another intervention study during the research intervention 6. who are judged by a physician to be inappropriate to participate in this study.