Exercise may improve sexual function among men with prostate cancer
Aerobic exercise and resistance training appear to boost sexual function in prostate cancer patients According to research results that were presented during ASCO Breakthrough.
The men who took part in the three-day-a-week workout observed improvement in the erectile capacity and intercourse satisfaction as compared to those who received standard treatment.
A self-managed psychological therapy exercise provided no extra benefit.
"Sexual dysfunction is a common, distressing and persistent side effect of prostate cancer treatment," researcher Daniel Abido Galvao, PhD,of the exercise medicine research institute at Edith Cowan University in Australia in Australia, stated in an announcement. "Our study shows that these patients can immediately benefit from supervised exercise interventions to improve their sexual health and that exercise should be considered as an integral part of treatment for prostate cancer."
Methods and background
About half of the men diagnosed who suffer from prostate cancer have not being able to meet their sexual health. The available healthcare services do not meet the need for the treatment of sexual dysfunction in men who undergo treatment for prostate cancer as per the study background.
Galvao and colleagues carried out an experiment with three arms to determine the impact of clinic-based, supervised resistance training and aerobic exerciseand without self-managed psychosexual therapy - on sexual health in prostate cancer patients..
The multicenter trial which was conducted between 2014 and the year 2018 -- comprised 112 men suffering from prostate cancer who had finished treatment or were in the process of receiving treatment and had concerns regarding the sexual function.
Researchers randomly assigned males randomly assigned men to one of three cohorts: six months of supervision group-based resistance, aerobic exercise (n 39) The identical exercise program with psychosexual therapy (n 36) or regular treatment (n 37).
Patients exercised 3 days a week at university-affiliated exercise clinics. Psychosexual therapy was a self-management exercises to tackle sexual and psychological wellbeing.
Sexual health evaluated using the Index International of Erectile function served as the main outcome. Other outcomes included the physical and body composition and strength of muscles.
Results Next steps
Erectile function improved by 5.1 points during exercise and 1 point when you take normal treatment ( P for interaction = 01). Satisfaction with the interaction increased 2.2 points during exercise and 0.2 points with normal care ( P for interaction = .026).
The self-managed psychosexual therapy to exercise supervision didn't result in any additional benefits.
As compared to standard care exercising, it prevented the growth of weight gain ( P for interaction = .028) and enhanced physical performance. Researchers also found improvements in upper and lower muscles strength in males with to exercise.
Based on the research findings Based on the findings, prostate cancer patients who have concerns regarding issues with sexual function should be advised to exercise, the researchers concluded.
They also stressed that further studies is essential to determine the long-term effects of exercising on sexual health in those suffering from prostate cancer.
"Exercise has previously been shown to improve some side effects of prostate cancer treatment," Peter Paul Yu, MD, FACP, FASCO, director of cancer research at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and an ASCO expert, stated in the announcement. "[These data extend] the benefits of exercise for patients with prostate cancer to also include sexual dysfunction, furthering the importance of physical activity."
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