Status:

COMPLETED

LC Bead LUMI for Prostatic Artery Embolization

Lead Sponsor:

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Collaborating Sponsors:

BTG International Inc.

Conditions:

BPH

Eligibility:

MALE

40+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study is to determine preliminary estimates of the parameters related to the distribution of the study endpoints including: International Prostate Symptom Score (IPS...

Detailed Description

This will be an open label pilot study with a small population undergoing an intervention to determine initial safety and potential for efficacy as measured by improvement of LUTS and decrease in pros...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Male
  • Age \> 40
  • Prostate gland \>50 grams as measured by pre-procedural CT angiogram (CTA)
  • Have previously taken BPH medication for 6 months without desired improvement of LUTS or has started medication and stopped due to unwanted side effects
  • Moderate to severe LUTS as defined by IPSS score \>18
  • Peak urine flow rate (Qmax) \<12 mL/sec
  • Capable of giving informed consent
  • Life expectancy greater than 1 year
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Severe vascular disease
  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  • Immunosuppression
  • Neurogenic bladder and/or sphincter abnormalities secondary to Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, cerebral vascular accident, diabetes, etc.
  • Complete urinary retention
  • Impaired kidney function (serum creatinine level \> 1.8 mg/dL or a glomerular filtration rate \< 60 as approximated using serum creatinine levels) unless anuric and on dialysis.
  • Confirmed or suspected bladder cancer
  • Urethral strictures, bladder neck contracture, or other potentially confounding bladder pathology
  • Ongoing urogenital infection
  • Previous pelvic radiation or radical pelvic surgery
  • Confirmed or suspected malignancy of the prostate based on digital rectal exam (DRE), transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) or prostate-specific antigen (PSA) (\> 10 ng/mL or \> 4.0 ng/mL and \< 10 ng/mL with free PSA \< 25% of total PSA without a negative biopsy).
  • Uncorrectable coagulopathy including international normalized ratio (INR) \> 1.5 or platelets \< 50,000
  • Contrast hypersensitivity refractory to standard medications (antihistamines, steroids)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 13 2018

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 3 2020

    Estimated Enrollment :

    18 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03372096

    Start Date

    July 13 2018

    End Date

    September 3 2020

    Last Update

    February 24 2021

    Active Locations (2)

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    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599

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    Vascular Institute of Virginia

    Woodbridge, Virginia, United States, 22193