Battle of the BPH procedures: which one gets you off the catheter faster?
NCT ID NCT04338776
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two minimally invasive procedures for treating an enlarged prostate (BPH) in 120 men aged 50 and older. The goal is to see which treatment—UroLift or Rezūm—leads to fewer catheters, less need for repeat procedures, and lower medication use over 12 months. The main focus is on how quickly patients can urinate without a catheter after treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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.
- Ages
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50 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male gender 2. Age ≥ 50 years 3. Diagnosis of symptomatic BPH 4. Prostate volume 30cm3 ≤ 80cm3 5. Willing to sign study informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current urinary tract infection 2. Current catheter dependent urinary retention or PVR \>= 500 mL 3. Urethra conditions that may prevent insertion of delivery system into bladder 4. Previous BPH surgical procedure 5. Urinary incontinence presumed due to incompetent sphincter 6. Current gross hematuria 7. Patients with a urinary sphincter implant 8. Patients who have a penile prosthesis 9. Currently enrolled in any other investigational clinical research trial that has not completed the primary endpoint
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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Comprehensive Urology
Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States
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Frimley Park Hospital
Frimley, Camberley, 6U167UJ UK, United Kingdom
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NORFOLK and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UY, United Kingdom
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NYU Winthrop Urology
Garden City, New York, 11530, United States
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Tower Urology
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75048, United States
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Urology Austin
Austin, Texas, 78759, United States
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Urology San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Weil Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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