Catheter care education to reduce anxiety after prostate surgery
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether teaching men how to care for their urinary catheter at home reduces anxiety and improves attitudes toward preventing catheter-related infections. If you're having prostate surgery and will go home with a catheter, this education may help you feel more confident and avoid infections.
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Who can take part
- You must be a man aged 18 or older.
- You must be going home with a urinary catheter after one of these prostate surgeries: TURP, HOLEP, internal urethrotomy, or open prostatectomy.
- You shouldn't have any problems using your hands or arms that would make it hard to care for yourself.
- You must be able to read and have no visual or hearing problems that would make communication hard.
- You must not have a history of psychiatric illness or be taking psychiatric medication.
- You must not have a cancer diagnosis or have received cancer treatment in the past.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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