NCT05495633

SteamOne - Prospective Database for Rezum Water Vapor Therapy of the Prostate

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is to assess the clinical data of Rezum (water vapor therapy) in patients with BPO (benign prostate obstruction) and male LUTS (lower urinary tract symptoms) in terms of efficacy, durability and safety in a large, prospective, multi-center cohort consisting of 1000 "real-life" patients with a follow-up of 5 years.

Detailed description

Prostate water vapor therapy (Rezum) is an approved treatment procedure for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms in men caused by benign prostatic obstruction (BPO). Rezum is performed transurethrally by steam injections into the central or transition zone of the enlarged prostate. The 103°C hot steam is generated by a generator and injected into the prostate tissue via a disposable handpiece with a retractable needle. Approximately 1 injection is required per 10 ml of prostate tissue to achieve desobstruction. The single injection takes only 9 seconds. The thermal energy contained in the water vapor is able to develop evenly and freely in the intercellular space of the prostate by convection. This represents a unique technique in surgical desobstruction of the prostate. The steam condenses and releases the stored heat energy to the cell membranes, which then denature. As a result, the prostate tissue shrinks by about 30% in the first three months after the Rezum treatment. The shrinkage process therefore does not take place immediately, but with a time delay. The minimally invasive nature of the procedure results from the short surgical time, the potential of Rezum to preserve sexual function (both ejaculation and erection), and the possibility of performing Rezum even under local anesthesia or analgesia. Data on efficacy, durability of efficacy, safety/complications, and indication groups are still limited. "Real life" data are important to determine the role of Rezum water vapor therapy in the treatment of BPO and male LUTS. The aim of this study is to prospectively enroll and follow Rezum patients in a multicenter, German-language, web-based database. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and clinical-reported outcome measures/data (CROMs) on various subgroups of patients treated with Rezum as a routine clinical treatment option for BPO-related male LUTS will be recorded in terms of procedure efficacy, functional outcomes (e.g. sexual function) and surgical safety. Further aspects of interest are recovery from the procedure, patients' expectations towards Rezum treatment, patients' satisfaction with Rezum treatment, and impact of Rezum on quality of life.

Conditions

• Benign Prostate Obstruction (BPO)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Collection and evaluation of clinical (CROMs) and patient-reported outcomes (PROMs)	The study uses a web-based German-language database (electronic data capture system, EDCS) called "REDCap" that provides both clinical reported outcome measures (CROMs) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). PROMs are investigated by validated questionnaires: IPSS/QoL, ICIQ-MLUTS, MSHQ, ICIQ-MLUTSsex, QoR-15GE, PROMIS Global Health 10, ICIQ-S, NRS, and by home urine flow measurement (initially iUFlow, since October 2025 EmanoFlow ) as well as by self-designed questionnaires to assess patients´ preferences and expectations for Rezum and for surgical therapy of the prostate, satisfaction with the Rezum therapy, side effects of the Rezum therapy, (re)medication to treat BPO and LUTS, and reoperations after Rezum therapy.
OTHER	Analysis of uroflowmetry data by EmanoFlow Mobile Application (App) and Emano Clinic Portal	If patients have a smartphone with app function (Android or Apple), they will be provided with an FDA-registered home uroflowmetry mobile App (called EmanoFlow from Emano Metrics, USA) at study entry. This AI-based mobile application should enable patients to measure their urine flow conveniently from home and thus be independent of the medical consultation. EmanoFlow is marketed by Emano Metrics Inc., a Delaware C Corporation with its principal place of business at 132 East Broadway Suite 700, Eugene, OR, 97401, USA. Every time a patient is using the mobile App urine flow measurement data will be sent to the home uroflowmetry database (Emano Flow Clinic Portal).

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-16
• Primary completion: 2031-12-01
• Completion: 2031-12-01
• First posted: 2022-08-10
• Last updated: 2025-12-04

Locations

19 sites across 3 countries: Austria, Germany, Switzerland