New program aims to boost mental health in prostate cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT04895839
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program called PC-PEP in 400 men who have had prostate cancer. The program teaches life skills and healthy habits to reduce side effects like incontinence and sexual problems, and to improve mental health, fitness, and overall quality of life. Participants will be followed for up to a year.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 2,130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>18 * History of a prostate cancer diagnosis * Safe to exercise and do strength training (participants who have recovered from a minor stroke or heart condition in the past will require approval from their Family Physician or Cardiologist to participate in the study. Participants with advanced prostate cancer will need approval from the Study Physician or their Urologist or Oncologist to participate) * Existing (or willingness to create) email account * Willingness to access and use daily email and/or text messages * Ability to follow website links to watch YouTube videos * Ability to understand and speak English * Ability to participate in low to moderate levels of physical activity * Ability and willingness to fill out an online survey at baseline, and 6, 12 and 24 months, and a weekly compliance survey for the six months of the program. * Deemed to have an expected survival greater than 2 years Exclusion Criteria: * Patients deemed unfit to participate in low level exercise eg. including but not limited to a myocardial infarction or stroke within the last year, without approval from their Family Physician or Cardiologist that they are safe to exercise. * Unable to access the internet and lack of a computer or cellphone to receive emails required for study intervention, or unable to click on a link to successfully watch a YouTube video. * Men with a predicted survival less than 2 years.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
16 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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BC Cancer - Kelowna (Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Centre)
RECRUITINGKelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 5L3, Canada
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Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
RECRUITINGJohannesburg, Gauteng, 2193, South Africa
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Dianne and Irving Kipnes Urology Centre
RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z1, Canada
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Health Sciences Centre
RECRUITINGSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3V6, Canada
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Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus
RECRUITINGQuébec, Quebec, G1J 1Z4, Canada
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Medisprof Cancer Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCluj-Napoca, Transylvania, 400124, Romania
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Men's Health Clinic Manitoba
RECRUITINGWinnipeg, Manitoba, R3K 1M3, Canada
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Mount Sinai Hospital
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada
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Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand
RECRUITINGAuckland, 0632, New Zealand
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QEII Health Sciences Centre
RECRUITINGHalifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
RECRUITINGCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island, C1A 8T5, Canada
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Saint John Regional Hospital
RECRUITINGSaint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4L4, Canada
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Saskatoon Health Authority
RECRUITINGSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7M 2W2, Canada
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Sefako Makgatho Health University
RECRUITINGGa-Rankuwa, Gauteng, 2193, South Africa
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University Hospital Ghent
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGhent, East Flanders, 9000, Belgium
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Whitby Health Centre - Dr. Ernest Chan Medicine Professional Corporation
RECRUITINGWhitby, Ontario, L1P 0P9, Canada
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