Balloon implant for prostate cancer passes Long-Term safety check
NCT ID NCT05354440
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study follows 80 prostate cancer patients who previously received a BioProtect balloon implant during radiation therapy. Researchers are checking for long-term side effects in the bladder and bowel, and how patients' quality of life holds up over time. The goal is to make sure the implant remains safe years after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BioProtect balloon implant system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that the BioProtect balloon implant is a safe long-term option to reduce side effects during prostate cancer radiation therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational follow-up study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It does not test a new treatment, only monitors past outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Subjects who previously participated in the BP-007 clinical study
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subject has previously participated in the BP-007 clinical study and completed their IMRT treatment. 2. Subject agrees to complete all required follow-up visits. 3. Subject provides written Informed Consent prior to any study related procedure Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject who completed 48 months of follow-up in the BP-007 study. 2. Subjects who are receiving at the time of the study, any other investigational agents/ devices. 3. Subjects unwilling and/or unable to comply with the provisions of the study protocol.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assuta Ashdod medical center
Ashdod, Israel
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Cuf Porto institution
Porto, Portugal
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Institute of Maria Skłodowska - Curie
Warsaw, Poland
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Maastricht radiation oncology
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Rabin Medical Center
Petah Tikva, Israel
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St Luke's Radiation Oncology
Dublin, Ireland
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