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Out of this group we randomized 107 incontinent patients into 2 groups. We considered incontinent patients with 24 hr Pad test &gt;2 g. The T group received instructions regarding an intensive program of PFE, from 7 days after catheter removal for as long as any degree of incontinence persisted, within a period of 1 year. The control (C) group did not receive instructions. The outcome was assessed using the 24 hr Pad test, a visual analogue scale (VAS) and a single question of QoL. Results at baseline and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months were available for 54 and 40 patients, respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The overall spontaneous continence rate after catheter removal was 23.6%. The proportion of men still incontinent was significantly higher in the C group than treatment (T) group at 1 (97.5% vs. 83.3%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.04), 3 (77.5% vs. 53.7%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.03), 6 (60% vs. 33.3%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.01), and 12 months (52.5% vs. 16.6%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01). Similarly, the VAS and the response to the QoL question at 12 months significantly differed between the two groups (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.01 and 0.03, respectively).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our study suggests that early intensive prolonged PFE can further increase the number of continent patients and this improvement persists in the first 12 months. The second 6 months following surgery are still useful to recovery. Neurourol. 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