Can your mindset predict how well you cope after prostate cancer treatment?
NCT ID NCT07431684
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 250 men with prostate cancer who are receiving radiotherapy. Researchers want to see if a person's 'sense of coherence' — their ability to cope with stress — is linked to their quality of life and how they rate their own health. Participants fill out questionnaires before, right after, and one year after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors identify which patients may need extra support to maintain a good quality of life after prostate cancer treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that does not test a new treatment. It only measures patient-reported outcomes, so it cannot prove cause and effect.
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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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250 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Male patients aged 18 years and older * Histologically confirmed prostate cancer * Planned for radical radiotherapy treatment * Ability to understand and complete questionnaires independently * Written informed consent provided Exclusion Criteria: * Previous radiotherapy for prostate cancer * Metastatic disease at the time of enrollment * Any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with study participation or data quality
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute of Oncology Ljubljana
Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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