New prostate surgery may keep ejaculation intact
NCT ID NCT05914519
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a special type of prostate surgery (TURP) designed to preserve the ability to ejaculate. 90 men with an enlarged prostate who had not responded to medication took part. The goal was to see if the surgery could improve urination while maintaining sexual function.
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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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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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45 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: * Adult patient \> 45 years old. * Drug refractory urinary retention. * Prostate volume range: 20-60 mL. * IPSS \> 19 after the medical therapy failure. * Qmax \< 10 mL/s. * PSA \< 4 ng/mL. * Active and healthy sexual life. Exclusion Criteria: * History of prostate or urethral surgery. * Neurogenic bladder. * UTI. * Urethral stricture disease. * prostate cancer. * Bleeding diathesis. * Capsular or bladder perforation during surgery.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sohag University
Sohag, Sohag Governorate, Egypt
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