40
Participants
Start Date
November 8, 2022
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2025
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2025
Physical Exercise
Home-based individualized training, consisting of unsupervised aerobic exercise and resistance exercise, with moderate intensity. The pt. receives an exercise manual and exercise videos online, through an APP.
Pelvic Floor exercise
Patients will be assessed by a physiotherapist and instructed in a pelvic floor exercise program, accessed through the APP. Furthermore, the pt. is provided with general information about pelvic floor anatomy and muscle function.
Sexual counseling
Patients will be provided with 1 video-consultation with a clinical sexologist, during the prehabilitation period. The patients will be instructed in strategies to improve postoperative communication regarding, sex, realistic expectations, erectile dysfunction and the use of aids.
Nutritional supplement
Patients are systematically screened for malnutrition to assess the nutritional status. Patients are given recommendations with dietary advice online, through the APP. If the patient is at nutritional risk, the patient is provided with a nutritional supplement.
Stress management
Patients are systematically screened for anxiety and depression. If patients are at risk of anxiety or depression, they are referred to a consultation with a nurse, who will provide information and strategies to handle the uncertainties they may experience.
Standard pre-surgical preparation and pt. information.
One week preoperatively the usual regime for the presurgical preparation and information will be followed.
Regional Hospital Goedstrup, Herning
Gødstrup Hospital
OTHER
University of Aarhus
OTHER