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Rehabilitation and Sex Therapy to Optimize Recovery After Prostate Cancer Treatment
Sponsor: Duke University
Summary
This study is being done at Duke Health and includes adult men who have been treated for localized prostate cancer. The goal is to see if it is feasible and acceptable to offer sex therapy by telehealth after prostate cancer treatment. All participants receive pelvic floor physical therapy and education about penile rehabilitation, including use of a vacuum erection device. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group receives pelvic floor physical therapy plus telehealth sex therapy, with about ten sessions over six months. The other group receives pelvic floor physical therapy alone. Participants complete questionnaires about urinary and sexual health at the start of the study and over the next two years. Short interviews are also done at 6 and 12 months. Medicines for erectile function are prescribed as part of usual clinical care and are not part of the study treatment.
Official title: RESTORE-PC: Rehabilitation and Sex Therapy to Optimize Recovery After Prostate Cancer Treatment: A Randomized Feasibility Trial
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2026-09
Completion Date
2029-09
Last Updated
2026-09-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Sex Therapy
Telehealth sex therapy integrating psychoeducation, acceptance and commitment therapy strategies, and sensate focus skills; 10 sessions (\~45 minutes) over 6 months delivered by a psychologist.
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Routine clinical survivorship care including pelvic floor assessment, exercises, behavioral strategies for urinary incontinence, and ongoing therapist-guided rehabilitation.
Vacuum Erection Device (VED)
FDA-cleared manual vacuum pump provided to all participants with education in safe use for penile rehabilitation; not evaluated as an investigational device.
Locations (1)
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States