Group Pelvic Floor Training for Urinary Incontinence
Effect of Group Preoperative Pelvic Floor Training for HoLEP
- Age
- 50 – 90
- Sex
- Male
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 100 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco · Other
This trial is looking for men and women aged 50-90 who have been diagnosed with BPH and plan to have HoLEP surgery. If you join, you will participate in group training to help strengthen pelvic floor muscles before surgery.
You may be able to join if
- I have been diagnosed with BPH.
- I plan to undergo HoLEP surgery.
- I am between the ages of 50 and 90.
- I can understand and provide informed consent.
You may not be able to join if
- I cannot carry out the pelvic floor training protocol.
- I am unwilling or unable to complete follow-up care.
- I have severe urinary incontinence due to neurological diseases.
- I cannot read and understand the English language.
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.
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Check Your EligibilityThe main goal of this study is to see if group pelvic floor training before surgery can help prevent urinary incontinence after Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) surgery. The study has the potential to inform preoperative intervention strategies for managing incontinence after HoLEP.
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