Could spinal anesthesia cut bleeding risk in prostate surgery?
NCT ID NCT07643415
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares spinal anesthesia to general anesthesia in men undergoing open simple prostatectomy for an enlarged prostate. The goal is to see if spinal anesthesia leads to less postoperative bleeding, such as fewer blood transfusions or less need for bladder irrigation. Eighty participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two anesthesia types, and bleeding outcomes will be tracked.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If spinal anesthesia reduces bleeding, it could become the preferred method for this surgery, lowering complication risks.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial, so results may not apply broadly. The difference between anesthesia types may be small or absent.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
- 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
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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: * Male patients aged 18 years or older. * Diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). * Scheduled to undergo open simple prostatectomy. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III. * Ability to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal or inability to provide informed consent. * Patients scheduled for radical prostatectomy due to prostate cancer. * Emergency surgery. * Known coagulation disorders or clinically significant thrombocytopenia. * Ongoing anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy that cannot be discontinued according to institutional protocols. * Contraindication to spinal anesthesia. * Participation in another interventional clinical trial that may affect study outcomes. * Administration of tranexamic acid or any additional hemostatic agent during the perioperative period.
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hitit university
RECRUITINGÇorum, 19030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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hitit Üniversity
RECRUITINGÇorum, 19030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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