Status:

COMPLETED

Pilot Trial Of Urinary Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) As Biomarker for Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Lead Sponsor:

Timothy Boone, MD, PhD

Collaborating Sponsors:

Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

Conditions:

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Eligibility:

MALE

45+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

A single center, pilot trial using tamsulosin and solifenacin in 10 men with symptomatic lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Subjects will be evaluated at baseline, 1, 2, and 3 months for urinary NGF...

Detailed Description

Single center, pilot trial, single arm study using once daily dosing of tamsulosin and solifenacin in 10 men with symptomatic lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Assessments occur at Baseline, 1 Mont...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men \> 45 years old with symptomatic LUTS (clinical benign prostatic hypertrophy/BPH)
  • International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) \> 8
  • PSA \< 10 ng/ml (negative biopsies within 6 months for any age-specific PSA elevation suspicious for prostate carcinoma)
  • Post void residual urine \< 150 mls
  • Urinary Flow rate \> 15 mL/sec

Exclusion

  • Neurogenic bladder
  • Urinary tract infection, Urinary stone(s), Urinary tract tumor
  • Radiation therapy for urologic malignancy or prostate surgery; radiation to pelvic, colon, rectum, prostate, bladder, uterus or ovaries
  • Alpha blocker therapy or anticholinergic therapy within 3 months of entry or 5 alpha reductase therapy within 18 months.
  • History of cataracts with planned surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01457573

Start Date

October 1 2011

End Date

July 1 2014

Last Update

April 2 2018

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The Methodist Hospital System

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030