Recruiting

Daily Reminders

Sponsor:

University of Rochester

Code:

NCT07071207

Conditions

Incontinence, Urinary Stress

Prostate Cancer

Benign Prostate Hyperplasia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Text message reminders

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to compare post-prostatectomy incontinence via Michigan Incontinence Score Index in patients receiving daily text message reminders for pelvic floor exercises when compared to those not receiving text reminders.

Conditions

Incontinence, Urinary Stress

Prostate Cancer

Benign Prostate Hyperplasia

Study ID

NCT07071207

Start date

Sep 15, 2025

Status verified date

Nov, 2025

Completion date

May 1, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 1, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Planning to undergo a radical prostatectomy (RALP) or laser enucleation of the prostate (LEP) procedure
2. Patient of URMC Urology
3. Adult male 18 years of age and older
4. Able to read, write, and speak in English (NOTE: due to limitations with questionnaire validation, only English-speaking subjects are permitted)
5. Has access to a mobile device capable of receiving automated text messages.
6. Willing to receive text messages and to complete questionnaires via SMS text.
7. Willingness to participate and able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Less than 18 years of age
2. Unable to send and receive SMS texts
3. Unable to read, write, and speak English
4. Catheter dependency
5. Has or plans to have Artificial Urinary Sphincter or Urethral Sling during the study period
6. In the opinion of the investigator, the subject has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate.

Study Design

Enrollment

132 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: Control group - LEP surgery patients

Patients undergoing LEP surgery and standard of care discharge instructions to perform pelvic floor exercises

experimental: Intervention group - LEP surgery patients

Patient undergoing LEP surgery with text message intervention to perform pelvic floor exercises as described in the schedule of events

no intervention: Control group - RALP surgery patients

Patients undergoing RALP surgery and standard of care discharge instructions to perform pelvic floor exercises

experimental: Intervention group - RALP surgery patients

Patient undergoing RALP surgery with text message intervention to perform pelvic floor exercises as described in the schedule of events

Interventions

Text message reminders

daily 8am text messages reminding patients to perform Kegel exercises as per their standard-of-care post-operative discharge instructions.

Primary outcome measure

  • Time to Recovery to Continence [ Time Frame: From baseline until the participant reaches two successive M-ISI Pad Use Subdomain Scores of ≤ 2, assessed up to 12 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Austin Jackson

(585) 275-0126Austin_jackson@urmc.rochester.edu

Locations

158 Sawgrass clinic; Suite 3100

Recruiting

Rochester, New York, United States, 14620

More Information

Sponsor

University of Rochester

Last update posted

Nov 6, 2025

Last verified

Nov, 2025

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Rochester on 2025-11-06.