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A Randomized, Controlled, Single-Center Study of Short-Term Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) Followed by Finasteride in Elderly Patients with High-Risk Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

A Randomized, Controlled, Single-Center Study of Short-Term Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) Followed by Finasteride in Elderly Patients with High-Risk Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500111240
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-10-28
Start date
2025-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Interventions

Intervention Group:After discontinuing ADT, continue taking finasteride orally at a dose of 5 mg/d in combination with alpha blockers and maintain treatment for 12 months.
Control Group:After discontinuing ADT, only oral alpha blockers were administered and followed up for 12 months.

Sponsors

Shanghai General Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
50 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), confirmed by clinical assessment, digital rectal examination (DRE), and imaging. 2. Aged between 50 and 85 years; 3. Prostate volume greater than 40 mL. 4. Present with either absolute or relative surgical indications for BPH. 5. International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) >= 15. 6. Maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax) = 4.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Voiding dysfunction caused by neurogenic diseases; 2. Acute urinary tract infection not effectively controlled; 3. Presence of lower urinary tract obstruction factors other than BPH (e.g., urethral stricture, bladder neck contracture, intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP), etc.); 4. History of radiotherapy or surgery to the lower urinary tract or pelvis; 5. Current diagnosis of urological malignancy under active treatment; 6. Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction (laboratory values outside the reference range); 7. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to leuprorelin (leuprolide) or any excipients used in the drug formulation; 8. Presence of other major uncontrolled systemic diseases (e.g., autoimmune diseases, angina pectoris, heart failure, severe respiratory or digestive diseases, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, etc.) that have not been clinically resolved; 9. Diagnosis of severe osteoporosis; 10. Any other condition deemed by the investigator as unsuitable for participation in this trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Testosterone;Prostate volume;Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP);Complete Blood Count (CBC);Quality of Life(QoL);Urinalysis (UA);Maximum Urinary Flow Rate(Qmax);Standard 12-Lead Electrocardiogram;Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJing Yifeng

Shanghai General Hospital

jyf_123@163.com+86 21 63240090

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026