New laser procedure challenges standard surgery for prostate relief
NCT ID NCT07196475
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new, less invasive laser treatment (TU-FLAP) against standard surgery (TURP) for men with an enlarged prostate causing bothersome symptoms. 56 men were randomly assigned to one of the two procedures and monitored for a year. The goal was to see if the new laser is as safe and effective at improving urine flow and reducing symptoms.
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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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56 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Jun 2023
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (voiding ± storage) refractory to medical treatment with IPSS \> 20 (International Prostate Symptom Score) and Qmax \< 15 mL/sec * Refractory acute urinary retention * Hematuria or recurrent urinary tract infections secondary to BPH * Renal impairment secondary to prostatic obstruction Exclusion Criteria: * Proven malignancy by biopsy * Urethral strictures * Urinary bladder stones * Previous prostate surgery * Urodynamically proven neurogenic bladder * Bladder cancer * Unfit for anesthesia
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain shams university _faculty of medicine
Cairo, Egypt
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