Electric pulses target prostate tumors while sparing healthy tissue
NCT ID NCT06886321
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing a procedure called irreversible electroporation in men with localized prostate cancer. The technique uses electrical pulses to destroy cancer cells in the prostate while aiming to avoid damage to nearby nerves and structures. The study will follow 10 men for up to a year to check for cancer control and any effects on urinary and sexual function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Irreversible electroporation, a procedure that uses electrical pulses to destroy cancer cells
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer men with localized prostate cancer a focal treatment that destroys the tumor while avoiding the urinary and sexual side effects of surgery or radiation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 10 men and no comparison group. The procedure may not eliminate all cancer cells, and long-term cancer control is unknown.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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.
- Ages
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40 to 85 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Men aged between 40 - 85 years * Visible index lesion(s) on MRI * Found to have localized prostate cancer after MRI-USG fusion targeted biopsy or USG-guided template biopsy: Clinical tumour stage \<=T2, or Gleason score \<=7, or PSA \<= 20 ng/ml Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unfit for contrast MRI exam * Patients with active urinary tract infection * Patients with bladder pathology including bladder stone and bladder cancer * Patients with urethral stricture * Patients with neurogenic bladder and/or sphincter abnormalities * Patients who fail to give informed consent
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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