NCT04393831

A Prospective Trial on Nerve Sparing Techniques Performed in Radical Prostatectomy

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 3 (actual)
• Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 40 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators propose a prospective study to assess recovery of urinary and sexual function by nerve sparing techniques after radical prostatectomy.

Detailed description

Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to Retzius nerve sparing versus non-Retzius nerve sparing to compare cancer outcomes and urinary/sexual outcomes following radical prostatectomy. Using the Retzius technique, the surgeon will remove the prostate in a way that preserves a portion of the nerves and tissue structures that are typically removed during the conventional technique. The investigators will assess recovery of urinary and sexual function of patients through questionnaires at 1 week, 1 month, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months after surgery.

Conditions

• Prostate Cancer
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Retzius sparing	Retzius nerve sparing is a specific approach that avoids disrupting the structures involved in urinary and sexual function.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-06-15
• Primary completion: 2021-09-15
• Completion: 2021-09-15
• First posted: 2020-05-19
• Last updated: 2022-03-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States