Laparoscopic Prostatectomy for Chronic Prostatitis

The Krongrad Institute

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Chronic Prostatitis With Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome; Prostatitis

Treatments: Procedure: laparoscopic prostatectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00775515

20081635

Details and patient eligibility

About

Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate, an pelvic organ of men. Prostatitis can cause great discomfort which varies but can include pelvic pain, pelvic pressure, a vague sense of discomfort, a feeling of malaise and fatigue, fever, burning on urination, pain on reaching orgasm, and bleeding.

In many men the symptoms of prostatitis can be chronic. It is estimated that in the United States chronic prostatitis is responsible for as many as two million doctor visits a year. The disease can be ruinous, interfering with work, intimacy, and other things.

The causes of chronic prostatitis are not understood. The treatments commonly used, including antibiotics and prostate massage, work poorly. We now have evidence that laparoscopic prostatectomy can eliminate the misery of chronic prostatitis. This trial aims to quantify and better characterize the effect of laparoscopic prostatectomy on the symptoms of chronic prostatitis.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 30+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 30 and greater
• NIH-CPSI score of 25 and higher
• Symptom duration of at least one year
• Failed treatment with antibiotics and/or other medications

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to tolerate Anesthesia
• Inability to speak any English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 1 patient group

one

Experimental group

Description:

laparoscopic prostatectomy

Treatment:

Procedure: laparoscopic prostatectomy