Prostate cancer radiation linked to bowel control issues in survivors
NCT ID NCT04262609
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how often prostate cancer survivors experience faecal incontinence (loss of bowel control) after a specific type of radiation therapy. Researchers will track 200 survivors and measure the radiation dose received by the anal sphincter to see if higher doses lead to worse incontinence. The goal is to better understand this side effect and improve future treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Prostate cancer survivors treated in our department by volumetric modulated hypofractionated arc therapy.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
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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: * Prostate cancer survivors treated in our department by hypofractionated radiotherapy Exclusion Criteria: * Relapse of prostate cancer * Other active cancer * Mental disorder
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa
Terrassa, Catalonia, 08227, Spain
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