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Evaluation of the efficacy of green tea catechins (Categ Plus) in the chemoprevention of prostatic carcinoma in patients with high grade PIN. A randomised multicentric, double blind clinical study. - ND

Evaluation of the efficacy of green tea catechins (Categ Plus) in the chemoprevention of prostatic carcinoma in patients with high grade PIN. A randomised multicentric, double blind clinical study. - ND

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2007-000759-32-IT
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2007-07-03
Start date
2007-04-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2012-03-19

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

Conditions

Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia MedDRA version: 9.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10036964 Term: Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia

Interventions

Product Name: CATEG PLUS Pharmaceutical Form: Capsule, hard Current Sponsor code: CATEG PLUS Concentration unit: mg milligram(s) Concentration type: equal Concentration number: 300- Pharmaceutical for

Sponsors

SOFAR SPA
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. age > 45 years 2. patients with High grade PIN diagnosed by biopsy. it is possible to refer to a previous biopsy (not before 6 months) 3. no clinic evidence of prostate cancer 4.written consent Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. patients taking 5-alfa reduttase drugd (finasteride, dutasteride) 2. patients with other malignances 3. diseases of kidney and liver, cardiovascular and haematological disease, pulmonary or neurological, gastroenterologic or endocrine diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: Evaluation of the green tea catechins'efficacy, in particular of EGCG in the prevention of the prostate carcinoma in patienta with High grade PIN lesions;Secondary Objective: 1. To evaluate EGCG plasmatic levels by cinetic analysis. these test will be conducted only in the group of patients in the main centre 2. to evaluate eventual variations in the level of the Prostate Specific Antigen after the treatment 3.To investigate the proliferation activity and cellular death by immunoistochemistry;Primary end point(s): patients with prostatic carcinoma at 6 months of treatment have to drop out

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

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