Restore Study

About the Restore Study

This study was about the experience of gay and bisexual male (GBM) survivors of prostate cancer and the effects of prostate cancer treatment. 

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in GBM, yet it has been severely under-researched. Because there have been no treatment studies of GBM with with prostate cancer, we do not know how well treatments work in this population. This study tested the effects of a multi-component online treatment program tailored for GBM prostate cancer survivors on their sexual and urinary outcomes. 

The Restore Study was a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of an online education program on sexual and urinary rehabilitation for gay and bisexual prostate cancer survivors. The trial is no longer in its active stage, we are writing up final papers for publication to share what we have learned.

Results and Publications

Follow this link to a three-page summary of major results of the Restore Study.

Follow this link to the most current list of publications, presentations, and abstracts.

Contact the Restore Study

Email: resstudy@umn.edu

Address: Division of Epidemiology and Community Health 1300 S. 2nd St. Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55455

More Info about the Restore Study

• Based in Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

• Led by Principal Investigator Dr. B. R. Simon Rosser as part of the Sexual Health Research at the University of Minnesota (SHRUM) program. 

• Funded by the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute (CON000000063857) .

• Many of the people who work on this study are part of the LGBTQ+ community and/or have had cancer themselves. 

• This research study is overseen by the University of Minnesota Institutional Review Board (IRB) STUDY00004299 .