Awake and comfortable: new study tests prostate cancer ablation without general anesthesia
NCT ID NCT07412275
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will test whether a focal microwave ablation procedure for localized prostate cancer can be performed under local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia or deep sedation. Twenty eligible patients will undergo the treatment while awake, and researchers will measure how often the procedure is completed without needing to switch to stronger anesthesia. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible, safe, and satisfactory for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- microwave ablation and local anesthesia (lidocaine hydrochloride)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could make prostate cancer treatment more comfortable and accessible by avoiding general anesthesia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small feasibility study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply widely. The procedure might still require sedation or general anesthesia for some patients.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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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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: * Age\>18 years old * Patient undergoing Koelis TMA® intervention * Patient is suitable for general, local anesthesia as well as sedation * No psychiatric illness that would prevent informed consent or optimal treatment and follow-up * Free, informed and written consent, dated and signed by the patient and the investigator, no later than the day of inclusion and before any examination required by the study. * Patient affiliated to a social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme in accordance with the regulations in force. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe illness within the last 6 months before the screening visit, including any of the following: uncontrolled congestive heart failure, uncontrolled angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, stroke. * Ineligibility for a Koelis TMA® intervention * Contraindication to general anesthesia and deep sedation. * Uncontrolled coagulopathies or bleeding disorder * A person already participating in an interventional clinical study. * A person placed under judicial protection, guardianship, or legal supervision and incapable of freely giving informed consent. * Patient detained in an institution by medical or judicial decision.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Cochin Port Royal
Paris, 75014, France
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Institut Jules Bordet
Brussels, 1070, Belgium
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