KTP Green Light Prostatectomy Compared With TUR-P in High Risk Patients

University of Helsinki

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)

Treatments: Procedure: TUR-P; Procedure: KTP laser

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02075736

35/13/03/02/08

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare safety and efficacy of Green Light PVP (Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate) compared to TUR-P in high risk patients

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 40 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men with anticoagulant medication undergoing surgery for BPH

Exclusion criteria

• Previous prostate surgery
• Carcinoma of the prostate
• Neurogenic bladder
• Bladder carcinoma

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

KTP laser

Experimental group

Description:

device

Treatment:

Procedure: KTP laser

TUR-P

Active Comparator group

Description:

device

Treatment:

Procedure: TUR-P