Sexual and Urinary Function Improvement for Cancer Survivors

NYU Langone Health

Status: Begins enrollment in a year or more

Conditions: Urinary Dysfunction; Sexual Dysfunction

Treatments: Behavioral: SUFICS-PACT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06637852

23-00945

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of SUFICS-PACT to identify and treat sexual and urinary dysfunction in prostate cancer survivors at NYC H+ H/Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in the US. This study will evaluate the implementation of an adapted sexual and urinary function collaborative care model at NYC Health+Hospitals/Bellevue. The study will test the efficacy of this collaborative care model through a randomized controlled trial in the adult primary care clinic; the intervention arm will receive collaborative treatment consisting of a care manager who has specialty training in mental health and psychosexual counseling, a primary care nurse practitioner who leads symptom management, primary care physicians who supervise the team, and a team specialty consult liaison.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least 18 years old
• Have a diagnosis of prostate cancer
• Have sought care/treatment for prostate cancer

Exclusion criteria

• Patients under 18 years old
• Patients who have not sought care/treatment for prostate cancer
• Patients who are categorized as "vulnerable subjects," such as minors or incarcerated individuals.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

SUFICS-PACT

Experimental group

Description:

The Sexual and Urinary Function Improvement for Cancer Survivors- Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment (SUFICS-PACT) intervention integrates a collaborative care model in primary care to facilitate problem identification, comprehensive treatment, and close follow-up for sexual and urinary dysfunction.

Treatment:

Behavioral: SUFICS-PACT

Usual care

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants assigned to this group will continue with usual care.