Core Stability as a Prognostic Factor of Urinary Incontinence in Patients Undergoing Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Prostate Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05893394

CLF 23/01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims at investigating the possible correlation between core stability muscles and urinary incontinence following Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy.

Sixty-two patients who are candidates for Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy will be enrolled. All participants will be asked to be evaluated in their core stability functionality 30-40 days before Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy intervention. The core stability functionality result will be correlated with the urinary incontinence 45-50 days after intervention.

Full description

The study aims at investigating the correlation between core stability muscles and urinary incontinence following Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy.

All sixty-two participants will be asked to be evaluated in their core stability functionality 30-40 days before Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy intervention. Core stability functionality will be evaluated through the Loumajoki Battery of tests, composed of 10 simple items in which the patients have to maintain core stability. In addition a Quality of Life questionnaire (WHO Quality of Life-BREF) will be administered. The core stability functionality result will be correlated with urinary incontinence measured by the 24h PAD test 45-50 days after intervention. At this point core stability will be evaluated again as done before.

Enrollment: 62 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient who are candidates for Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
• Objectivity of core muscles recruitment through the Loumajoki Battery

Exclusion criteria

• Pre-surgery incontinence
• Pre-intervention radiotherapy treatment
• Previous urogenital surgery
• Concomitant presence of neurological, internal medicine or musculoskeletal system pathologies that may affect functional or motor recovery
• Subjects with cognitive deficits and/or psychiatric disorders
• Lumbar stabilization or abdominal interventions
• Acute low back pain