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- Clinical Trial NCT01589263
Effectiveness of onaBoNT-A vs Oral Tamsulosin in Men With BPH and LUTS
Effectiveness of OnabotulinumtoxinA (onaBoNT-A) vs Oral Tamsulosin in Men With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia & Lower Urinary Track Symptoms (#02-10-10-05)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and its related symptoms are a common condition that affects nearly half of men over age 50 and 90% of men over 80. Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) caused by BPH can be very troublesome, affect an individual's quality of life significantly, and are costly.
his Phase 2 clinical research trial is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study to compare the treatment effects of onaBoNT-A 200 U versus 0.4 mg per day of oral tamsulosin in male Veterans diagnosed with moderate to severe LUTS [American Urologic Association Symptom Score (AUASS) equal to or greater than 8] associated with BPH. A total of 74 volunteers will be recruited to participate in this clinical trial. Volunteers will include only males who are greater than 50 years of age and diagnosed with LUTS associated with BPH. They are Veterans who visit the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Houston (MEDVAMC). There are no eligibility restrictions as to race or ethnicity.
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This proposed intervention is the first randomized clinical trial comparing the effects of onaBoNT-A prostate injection versus alpha adrenergic antagonist medication for LUTS associated with BPH. Up to this point, clinical studies using onaBoNT-A in the prostate has been limited to patient's refractory to -1 adrenoceptor blocker therapy. The study will directly compare onaBoNT-A against -1 adrenoceptor blockers as frontline therapy in a male Veteran cohort suffering from moderate to severe LUTS. Besides its obvious efficacy in patients' refractory to -1 adrenoceptor blocker therapy, onaBoNTA injection has several potential advantages over oral agents. Focal prostate injection has been shown to be safe and obviates the systemic side effects observed with -1 adrenoceptor blockers (i.e. orthostatic hypotension, sexual dysfunction). In addition, most clinical studies demonstrate a durable response to onaBoNT-A treatment exceeding 12 months. Although this study is of modest length (i.e. total 4 years), significant results could drive paradigm shifts in how LUTS associated with BPH is treated, even with regards to frontline therapy.
Although sophisticated molecular techniques (i.e. LCM with Microarray Analysis) have been used by other investigators to characterize gene profile changes with BPH and LUTS, this will be the first study examining gene profile changes in drug na ve BPH View Protocol Record patients following treatment with the -1 adrenoceptor blocker Tamsulosin or onaBoNT-A. This study is important because scant knowledge exists on the true mechanisms by which -1 adrenoceptor blockers like Tamsulosin or onaBoNT-A improve patient urinary tract symptoms and quality of life. It is clear, however, that nerves not only regulate prostate growth and function but also account for LUTS that drive patients to seek therapy. This investigation will utilize onaBoNT-A as a biological tool to identify potential novel mechanistic pathways for future investigation that will push the development of targeted therapy to benefit those patients refractory to all pharmacologic treatment. Potential inflammatory pathways or neural sensory signaling alterations induced by BPH, which are modified by onaBoNT-A or Tamsulosin to improve symptoms via gene profile changes, can be explored by expert laboratories in the Texas Medical Center. This is a highly collaborative project utilizing expertise across departments that will foster translational work from the laboratory to the patient. Although not the primary goal of this study, the investigators will also search for possible biological markers with prognostic value that could be confirmed in a future multi-center trial.
The primary objective of this Phase 2 clinical research study is to compare the efficacy of 200 U onaBoNT-A injected into the prostate versus oral tamsulosin for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms caused by BPH in male Veteran volunteers at the MEDVAMC. The secondary objective is to determine the impact of tamsulosin and onaBoNT-A on the pathologic parameters and RNA profiles of epithelium and stroma in BPH tissues.
Volunteers will be randomized into two groups with one receiving ona-BoNT-A injection into the prostate and an oral placebo pill taken once daily and the other group will receive a placebo injection and an oral tamsulosin pill once daily.
Volunteers will make five clinic visits and be contacted by telephone twice.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Texas
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Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males at least 50 years of age
- American Urological Association Symptom Score greater than 8
- Voided volume greater than 125 ml
- Maximum urinary flowrate less than 15 ml/sec.
- Must agree to all procedures and willfully consented
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any prior surgical intervention or use of 5-alpha-reductase medical intervention for BPH
- Current diagnosis of acute or chronic prostatitis (which may cause LUTS that mimic BPH)
- Previous exposure to onabotulinumtoxinA
- Overactive bladder without obstructive symptoms (i.e. decrease in force of stream, hesitancy, intermittency, post-void dribbling)
- Active urinary tract disease or biopsy of the prostate within the past 6 weeks;
- Two documented urinary tract infections of any type in the past year (UTI defined as greater than 100,000 colonies per ml urine from midstream clean catch or catheterized specimen)
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- History of bladder calculi (stones)
- Penile prosthesis or artificial urinary sphincter [placement]
- Documented bacterial or acute prostatitis within the past year
- Episode of unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, or cerebrovascular accident (stroke) within the past 6 months
- Known primary neurologic conditions such as multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis or Parkinson's disease, or other neurological diseases known to affect bladder function
- History or current evidence of carcinoma of the prostate or bladder, pelvic radiation or surgery, urethral stricture, or bladder neck obstruction
- Cancer that is not considered cured, except basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (cured defined as no evidence of cancer within the past 5 years)
- Any serious medical condition that is likely to impede successful completion of the study, such as certain mental disorders, hypersensitivity to onabotulinumtoxinA or anesthetics used in the study, syncope
- Daily use of a pad or device for incontinence required
- Interested in future fertility
- Postvoid Residual (PVR) greater than 350 ml
- Serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) level greater than 8 ng/ml (Hybritech). For those with a PSA between 4-8 ng/ml, the PSA elevation must be considered to be from a benign cause in the opinion of the PI. This decision can be based on PSA velocity, previous TRUS (transrectal ultrasound) biopsy, percent free PSA, or other clinical estimations in keeping with sound urologic care
- Has taken phenylephrine, pseudoephedrine, imipramine, an anticholinergic, or cholinergic medication within the past 2 weeks
- Has taken estrogen, androgen, any drug producing androgen suppression, or anabolic steroids within the past 4 months
- Taking aminoglycosides or any drug that interfere with neuromuscular transmission. Eaton-Lambert syndrome, hemophilia, hereditary clotting factors deficiency, or bleeding diathesis
- Must be off aspirin, NSAIDS, and Coumadin for 7 or more days prior to onabotulinumtoxinA injection
- Enrolled in another treatment trial for any disease within the past 30 days
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Triple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: ARM 1: onaBoNT-A + placebo
onaBoNT-A 200 U prostate injection and placebo oral capsule daily
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200 U prostate injection once Arms: ARM 1: onaBoNT-A + placebo
Other Names:
0.4 mg capsule daily for 3 months Arms: ARM 2: Saline + Tamsulosin
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: ARM 2: Saline + Tamsulosin
Placebo prostate injection (saline) and tamsulosin 0.4 mg capsule daily.
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200 U prostate injection once Arms: ARM 1: onaBoNT-A + placebo
Other Names:
0.4 mg capsule daily for 3 months Arms: ARM 2: Saline + Tamsulosin
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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American Urologic Association Symptom Score (AUASS)
Time Frame: 3 months
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AUA Symptom Score on a scale of 0 to 35, 35 is the worse outcome and 0 is the best outcome.
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3 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Christopher P Smith, MD, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Crawford ED, Hirst K, Kusek JW, Donnell RF, Kaplan SA, McVary KT, Mynderse LA, Roehrborn CG, Smith CP, Bruskewitz R. Effects of 100 and 300 units of onabotulinum toxin A on lower urinary tract symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a phase II randomized clinical trial. J Urol. 2011 Sep;186(3):965-70. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.04.062. Epub 2011 Jul 24.
- Smith CP, Chancellor MB. Emerging role of botulinum toxin in the management of voiding dysfunction. J Urol. 2004 Jun;171(6 Pt 1):2128-37. doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000127725.48479.89.
- Chancellor MB, Fowler CJ, Apostolidis A, de Groat WC, Smith CP, Somogyi GT, Aoki KR. Drug Insight: biological effects of botulinum toxin A in the lower urinary tract. Nat Clin Pract Urol. 2008 Jun;5(6):319-28. doi: 10.1038/ncpuro1124. Epub 2008 May 6.
Study record dates
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Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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Study Record Updates
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Pathologic Processes
- Prostatic Diseases
- Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Hyperplasia
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Adrenergic Antagonists
- Adrenergic Agents
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Urological Agents
- Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists
- Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists
- Tamsulosin
Other Study ID Numbers
- CLIN-023-11F
- 115,132 (Other Identifier: IND)
- H-27457 (Other Identifier: BCM IRB)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
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