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Simpler prostate procedure may help elderly men ditch catheters

NCT ID NCT04006431

Symptom relief Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at 50 elderly men with an enlarged prostate who needed a urinary catheter. Doctors compared blocking blood flow to one side of the prostate versus both sides. The goal was to see if the simpler one-sided procedure could help patients stop using catheters just as well as the two-sided approach.

What this could mean

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Active substance
prostate artery embolization (a procedure to block blood flow to the prostate)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that a simpler one-sided procedure works as well as the more complex two-sided approach, reducing procedure time and risk for elderly patients.
What could go wrong
This is a small, retrospective observational study (not a randomized trial), so results may be less reliable. The patients have severe artery disease, which could limit how well the procedure works.

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Study facts

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Participants

50 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2019

Finished

Dec 2022

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Elderly patients (\>70 years of age) with contraindications to surgery, chronically probed

Ages

70 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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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: * Elderly patients (\>70 years old) * with contraindications to surgery, * with a chronic urinary catheterization Exclusion Criteria: * \<70 years old * without contraindications to surgery * without chronic urinary catheterization

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Conditions

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benign prostatic hyperplasia

As listed by the trial registrant

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Unilateral VS bilateral embolization of the prostate arteries

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU de Nîmes

    Nîmes, 30029, France

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