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Preoperative Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy to Minimize Stress Urinary Incontinence After Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate
Led by The Cleveland Clinic · Updated on 2025-08-21
36
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
152 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to allow us to assess the effectiveness (or success) of starting pelvic floor physical therapy (i.e. exercises for your pelvic muscles) prior to HoLEP (holmium laser enucleation of the prostate) surgery for enlarged prostates in order to manage or prevent urinary incontinence (i.e. leaking) after surgery (i.e. post-operatively). Your pelvic floor refers to the muscles under your bladder along your pelvic bones that prevent you from leaking urine or stool. Traditionally, pelvic floor physical therapy is started after surgery and continued until urinary continence (i.e. no leaking of urine) is regained. We want to assess if beginning pelvic floor physical therapy prior to surgery (and continuing afterwards) reduces the time required to regain urinary continence following HoLEP.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Preoperative Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy to Minimize Stress Urinary Incontinence After Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Male sex assigned at birth with a prostate
- Age 18 years or older
- All ethnic backgrounds and all BMI values
- Scheduled for HoLEP surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia or related urinary symptoms such as hematuria or urinary retention
You will not qualify if you...
- History of neurological disorders affecting muscle function or bladder control
- Presence of pre-operative indwelling catheter or ureteral stent
- Urethral stricture longer than 1 centimeter or requiring dilation/incision
- Previous pelvic radiation treatment
- Unable to give consent
- Non-English speaking patients due to survey and follow-up requirements
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
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Research Team
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Smita De
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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