Status:
RECRUITING
Predictors of Mental Health in Men With Prostate Cancer Undergoing a Patient Empowerment Program
Lead Sponsor:
Gabriela Ilie
Collaborating Sponsors:
Dalhousie University
Conditions:
Prostate Cancer
Eligibility:
MALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Each year over 20,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Canada with the majority undergoing some form of treatment option. Radical prostatectomy and/or radiation therapy are common procedures ...
Detailed Description
In a survey study of almost 400 survivors of prostate cancer (PC), the investigators found that 17% of them suffered currently from mental health issues, and most were not on medication to address thi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age \>18
- History of a prostate cancer diagnosis
- Safe to exercise and do strength training (participants who have recovered from a minor stroke or heart condition in the past will require approval from their Family Physician or Cardiologist to participate in the study. Participants with advanced prostate cancer will need approval from the Study Physician or their Urologist or Oncologist to participate)
- Existing (or willingness to create) email account
- Willingness to access and use daily email and/or text messages
- Ability to follow website links to watch YouTube videos
- Ability to understand and speak English
- Ability to participate in low to moderate levels of physical activity
- Ability and willingness to fill out an online survey at baseline, and 6, 12 and 24 months, and a weekly compliance survey for the six months of the program.
- Deemed to have an expected survival greater than 2 years
Exclusion
- Patients deemed unfit to participate in low level exercise eg. including but not limited to a myocardial infarction or stroke within the last year, without approval from their Family Physician or Cardiologist that they are safe to exercise.
- Unable to access the internet and lack of a computer or cellphone to receive emails required for study intervention, or unable to click on a link to successfully watch a YouTube video.
- Men with a predicted survival less than 2 years.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 29 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
2130 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04895839
Start Date
September 29 2021
End Date
October 1 2028
Last Update
December 23 2025
Active Locations (7)
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1
Dianne and Irving Kipnes Urology Centre
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z1
2
BC Cancer - Kelowna (Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Centre)
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, V1Y 5L3
3
Saint John Regional Hospital
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, E2L 4L4
4
QEII Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 2Y9