NCT00695773

Laparoscopic Vs. Open Prostatectomy Outcomes

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 158 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lahey Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is aimed at discovering the differences in outcomes, regarding quality of life issues(continence, impotence) of patients who have had either laparoscopic or open surgical technique for prostate cancer.

Detailed description

This study is a post surgical, data collection effort in order to gather definitive, Quality of Life(continence, impotence) information regarding the outcomes of patients who have undergone either Laparoscopic vs. Prostatectomy surgeries for Prostate Cancer. As part of the study, 200 subject's medical records will be retrospectively reviewed and 100 current subjects will be prospectively contacted. The information collected may benefit patients who undergo a prostatectomy

Conditions

• Prostate Cancer Surgery

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-02-01
• Primary completion: 2008-11-01
• Completion: 2008-11-01
• First posted: 2008-06-12
• Last updated: 2008-12-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States