Sound waves vs. prostate cancer: a gentler approach?

NCT ID NCT03568188

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a treatment called focused ultrasound (HIFU) that aims to destroy only the cancerous part of the prostate, avoiding common side effects like incontinence and impotence from standard treatments. It involved 174 men aged 50-80 with intermediate-risk prostate cancer. The main goal was to see if the cancer was controlled one year after treatment, based on biopsy results.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

prostate cancer prostate carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU de Toulouse - Hôpital de Rangueil

    Toulouse, 31400, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud - Hospices Civils de Lyon

    Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France

  • Clinique Saint-Vincent

    Besançon, 25044, France

  • Clinique Urologique Nantes Atlantis

    Saint-Herblain, 44800, France

  • Département d'Urologie, Institut Montsouris

    Paris, 75014, France

  • Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin - CHU

    Bordeaux, 33076, France

  • Hôpital L. Pasteur, Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar

    Colmar, 68024, France

  • Polyclinique du parc Rambot

    Aix-en-Provence, 13100, France

  • Service d'Urologie CHRU de Lille, Hôpital HURIEZ

    Lille, 59000, France

  • Service d'Urologie Générale de Santé - Hôpital Privé La Louvière

    Lille, 59000, France

  • Service d'Urologie et Chirurgie de la Transplantation, Hôpital Edouard Herriot,

    Lyon, 69437, France

  • Service d'Urologie, Clinique Tivoli Ducos

    Bordeaux, 33000, France

  • Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Foch

    Suresnes, 92150, France

  • Service d'urologie Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille - Hôpital Marseille Nord

    Marseille, 13915, France