Helping Men Adhere to Sexual Rehabilitation Following Prostate Cancer Surgery

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age21+
SponsorMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to test two different ways to help men with sexual rehabilitation.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

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)

Disqualifiers

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

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • questionnaires
  • three in-person sessions
  • monthly phone calls
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction (ACT-ED)
  • Enhanced Monitoring and Education (EME)

Treatment groups

224 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Lead sponsor

Center for Marital and Sexual Health of South Florida

Collaborator