Laser zaps away urinary blockages better than Old-School knife?
NCT ID NCT07505316
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two ways to treat a narrow urethra (the tube that carries urine out of the body) in 60 men aged 18 to 70. One method uses a laser, the other a cold knife. The goal was to see which works better at improving urine flow after 30 days. The findings could help standardize care and make laser treatment more available in public hospitals.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: • Males aged 18 to 70 years with short segment urethral strictures (length \<2 cm), planned to undergo internal urethrotomy Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with multiple or recurrent strictures, those with active urinary tract infections, complete urethral obliteration on urethroscopy, with pan-anterior strictures, posterior stenosis, failed prior interventions, or lichen sclerotic changes
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kidney Centre
Bahawalpur, Punjab Province, 60000, Pakistan
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