Recruiting

Pelvic Floor Training

Sponsor:

UCLA

Code:

NCT05719220

Conditions

BPH

Urinary Incontinence

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 50 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Group preoperative pelvic floor training

Study Details

Brief summary:

The main goal of this study is to see if group pelvic floor training before surgery can help prevent urinary incontinence after Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) surgery. The study has the potential to inform preoperative intervention strategies for managing incontinence after HoLEP.

Conditions

BPH

Urinary Incontinence

Study ID

NCT05719220

Start date

Feb 7, 2024

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Dec 1, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 1, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 50 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Consecutive patients with a diagnosis of BPH with a plan to undergo HoLEP.
  • Between the age of 50-90.
  • Ability to understand and provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients whom inability to carry out PFT protocol.
  • Patients unwilling or unable to complete follow up care.
  • Severe urinary incontinence due to a history of neurological diseases such as a cerebrovascular accident or spinal cord injuries.
  • Patients whom inability to read and understand the English language.

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Group preoperative pelvic floor training

Patients will receive group preoperative PFT, 4 weeks prior to HoLEP.

No preoperative pelvic floor training

The control group will receive standard care, which may include patient education about postoperative care and pelvic floor muscle exercises, but will not receive structured group PFT.

Interventions

Group preoperative pelvic floor training

Patients will receive PFT from a trained physical therapist delivered in a group setting of 8-10 people. The investigators allow patients in the PFT group to attend group classes as many times as they want prior to surgery to see if the frequency of training has an effect on outcomes. The treatment group could be required to go to at least 1 group class 4 weeks prior to their procedure, but they could be welcome to attend more if they want further practice and review of the material. A 45-minute group class with basic PFT guidelines could be presented weekly during the study.

Primary outcome measure

  • Incidence of urinary incontinence at 1 month [ Time Frame: 1 month after the operation ]
  • Incidence of urinary incontinence at 3 months [ Time Frame: 3 months after the operation ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Victoria Hogue

415-302-7443victoria.hogue@ucsf.edu

Locations

University of California, San Francisco

Recruiting

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

Contacts

Victoria Hogue

415-302-7443victoria.hogue@ucsf.edu

Principal Investigator:

Max Bowman, MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Last update posted

Jul 17, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • benign prostatic hyperplasia
  • pelvic floor training
  • group therapy
  • holmium laser enucleation of the prostate
  • urinary incontinence

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of California, San Francisco on 2026-07-17. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.