New scaffold aims to stop leakage after prostate surgery
NCT ID NCT06873581
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a special scaffold placed during prostate removal surgery to help men regain bladder control. About 266 men will be randomly assigned to get the scaffold or standard care. The goal is to see if the scaffold reduces urine leakage and improves quality of life over two years.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 266 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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45 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Male \>= 45 years of age of any race and ethnic group 2. Diagnosed with prostate cancer and scheduled for radical prostatectomy 3. Gleason Grade Group 4 or lower 4. Prostate size less than 80 grams, as measured by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 5. Able and willing to provide written consent to participate in the study 6. Able and willing to comply with study follow-up visits and procedures 7. Willing to forego any other procedures for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) during the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Malignant tumors with known bladder neck or urethral sphincter invasion or metastatic disease confirmed via baseline assessments (example \[e.g.,\] Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging \[mpMRI\], bone scan) 2. History of urinary incontinence, including stress or urge urinary incontinence 3. Demonstration of SUI, such as positive 1 hour pad weight test or participant reported incontinence episodes 4. Currently treated with medications to treat overactive bladder (OAB) 5. Post void residual \>200 milliliter (ml) or \> 25 percentage (%) total volume(= voided volume + residual volume) 6. Presence of urethral stricture or bladder neck contracture 7. History of urethral stricture 8. Current or chronic urinary tract infection 9. Prior urologic outlet surgical or minimally invasive procedure (e.g., Transurethral resection of the prostate \[TURP\], Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate \[HoLEP,\] Rezum, etc.). 10. Prior pelvic radiation or anticipated need for radiation after radical prostatectomy 11. History of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction 12. History or current need for intermittent urinary catheterization 13. Body mass index \>40 14. History of cancer (excluding prostate cancer meeting the inclusion criteria) which is not considered in complete 5 year remission (excluding squamous and basal cell skin carcinoma) 15. History of bladder malignancy 16. Diagnosed or suspected primary neurologic conditions known to affect voiding function 17. History of clinically significant congestive heart failure (i.e., New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] Class III and IV) 18. Current uncontrolled diabetes (i.e., hemoglobin A1c \[glycated hemoglobin or glycosylated hemoglobin\] \>=7.5%) 19. Current overactive bladder defined as a score of \> 8 on the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-8) administered at the baseline visit 20. History of immunosuppressive conditions or on medications which modulate the immune system 21. Any significant medical history that would pose an unreasonable risk or make the participant unsuitable for the study per investigator discretion 22. Participant with planned concomitant surgery 23. Anterior fascial sparing radical prostatectomy 24. Retzius sparing radical prostatectomy 25. Participant currently participating in other investigational studies unless approved by the Sponsor in writing 26. Participant is, in the investigator's judgement, part of a vulnerable population, including but not limited to: 1. Prisoners 2. Individuals pending incarceration 3. Individuals experiencing any cognitive or psychiatric condition that interferes with or precludes direct and accurate communication with the study investigator regarding the study or affects the ability to complete the study quality of life questionnaires 27. Planned adjuvant radiation therapy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Academic Urology
Sun City, Arizona, 85351, United States
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BMHCC/ Mississippi Urology Clinic
Jackson, Mississippi, 39202, United States
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Erlanger Urology
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States
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IU school of Medicine, Department of Urology
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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John Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Northwell Health
New Hyde Park, New York, 11042, United States
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Potomac Urology Center
Alexandria, Virginia, 22311, United States
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Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States
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The Conrad Pearson Clinic
Germantown, Tennessee, 38138, United States
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University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of California San Diego
San Diego, California, 92093, United States
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University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
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Urology Associates PC Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee, 37209, United States
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Urology of Austin
Austin, Texas, 78759, United States
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Urology of Virginia, PLLC
Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23462, United States
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