Laser showdown: which prostate surgery bleeds less?
NCT ID NCT07187180
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study compares two types of lasers used in prostate surgery for men with enlarged prostates (BPH). The goal is to see which laser causes less bleeding and takes less time during the operation. Fifty men who have not had prior prostate surgery will be randomly assigned to receive either a holmium or a pulsed thulium laser procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- laser (holmium or pulsed thulium)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that one laser type reduces bleeding or shortens surgery time for BPH treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 men, so results may not apply to everyone. The lasers are already used in practice, so no major breakthrough is expected.
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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 50 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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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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form. * Patients must be males with a prostate, at least 18 years of age * No prior prostate surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Unable/refuse to provide informed consent * Prior prostate surgery * Bladder stones that requiring lasering (small stone that can be removed whole is ok) * Unable to hold anticoagulants or antiplatelets per standard protocols for surgery and up to 1 week postop.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic Main
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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