Return of Continence Following Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy With or Without a Urethrovesical Sling

December 23, 2014 updated by: Cook Group Incorporated

Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Return of Urinary Continence After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy With or Without a Urethrovesical Sling

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of an absorbable urethrovesical sling on the post-operative return of urinary continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

150

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • Indiana University School of Medicine
    • Texas
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
        • Urology of San Antonio Research

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must have organ confined prostate cancer.
  • Patients must have PSA< 15.
  • Patients must have clinical stage prostate cancer < cT3.
  • Patients must be scheduled for robot assisted transperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
  • Patients must be able to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information.
  • Patients must be at least 18 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must not have previously undergone transurethral resection, laser therapy, microwave therapy, radiofrequency ablation, or other surgery of the prostate.
  • Patients must not have previously undergone incision of urethral stricture or incision of bladder neck contracture.
  • Patients must not have previously been diagnosed with urethral stricture, bladder neck contracture or urinary incontinence.
  • Patients must not have previously been diagnosed with atonic bladder or neurogenic bladder.
  • Patients must not have significant pre-operative voiding symptoms as defined by an American Urologic Association symptom score of greater than 19.
  • Patients must not have a prior history of radiation to the pelvis.
  • Patients must not have persistent bacteriuria that cannot be cleared, as demonstrated by a negative urinalysis or urine culture, within 1 month of surgery.
  • Patients must not have allergies to pig tissue or pig products or have religious or cultural objection to the use of pig tissue.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Urethrovesical Sling
Surgisis Male Sling placed at the time of prostatectomy
Active Comparator: Control
Prostatectomy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of Continent Patients Post Prostatectomy
Time Frame: 1 Month
1 Month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Chandru Sundaram, MD, Indiana Cancer Pavilion

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 10, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 10, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

July 13, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 29, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 23, 2014

Last Verified

December 1, 2014

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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