Randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of the symptom management after radiotherapy (SMaRT) group intervention to ameliorate lower urinary tract symptoms in men treated for prostate cancer.
Sara FaithfullJane Cockle-HearneAgnieszka LemanskaSophie OtterSimon S SkenePublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
SMaRT group intervention provided short-term benefit in urinary voiding and continence and helped men manage symptoms but was not effective long term.
Keyphrases
- randomized controlled trial
- lower urinary tract symptoms
- prostate cancer
- benign prostatic hyperplasia
- study protocol
- middle aged
- radical prostatectomy
- early stage
- systematic review
- radiation therapy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation induced
- clinical trial
- newly diagnosed
- depressive symptoms
- urinary incontinence
- minimally invasive
- patient reported