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A-botulinic Toxin for Symptomatic Benign Prostate Hypertrophy

Study of the Effectiveness and the Tolerance of Intraprostatic A-botulinic Toxin Injection, in the Treatment of Symptomatic Benign Prostate Hypertrophy.

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01275521
Acronym
PROTOX
Enrollment
127
Registered
2011-01-12
Start date
2011-01-10
Completion date
2015-04-28
Last updated
2017-08-23

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Conditions

Prostatic Hyperplasia

Brief summary

BPH is very common in elderly men, it is a stromal as well as epithelial invasion of the prostatic gland. Due to an imbalance between growth and apoptosis cellular mechanisms that are not fully elucidated. It is the same for symptomatology and urodynamic obstruction without clear identification of the part which is due to static phenomena (volume increase) and dynamic reports (α 1-receptor action). That explains the multiplicity of treatments and the difficulty of therapeutic indications between monitoring, medical treatment, and surgical operation. Experimental studies of BONT-A intra prostatic injection on animal and human models, have shown efficacy in BPH cell apoptosis, decrease in cell growth and decline in the number of adrenergic α1 receptors. Many studies in humans show therapeutic efficacy leading to a possible use of BONT-A as mini invasive treatment of symptomatic BPH, as an alternative to medical or surgical treatment. PROTOX study proposes to evaluate tolerance and effectiveness of the intra-prostatique BONT-A injection in the treatment of symptomatic BPH.

Interventions

DRUGBONT-A intra-prostatic injection

• Intra prostatic injection of 200 IU of BONT-A (2 x 100 IU to dilute in 10 cc salted serum), divided into 4 injections, 2 in each prostate lobe for a volume intra injected 2.5 cc per site. Interruption of the medical therapy 1 month after the injection;

DRUGOptimized medical BPH treatment

Optimization of the medical therapy according to recent guidelines

Sponsors

University Hospital, Bordeaux
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
50 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patient aged 50 to 85; * Obstructive or irritative urinary symptomatology linked to a BPH; * Score IPSS moderate to severe (8-19: moderate; 20-35: severe) or IPSS ≤ 7 in patient medically treated for symptomatic BPH; * Increase in prostate volume on the rectal touch or ultrasound; * Free consent, informed and written, dated and signed by the patient and the investigator (at the latest the day inclusion and before any examination requires the study); * Subject affiliate or beneficiary of a social protection

Exclusion criteria

* stenosis of the urethra confirmed by endoscopic or radiological examination; * prostate cancer suspicion; * medical past history of surgery, radiotherapy or pelvic trauma (, breach of the urethra, pubic symphysis disjunction); * surgical resection of the prostate (adenomecty); * clinical or paraclinical signs of vesical sphincterial disynergia; chronic urinary retention \> 500 ml; * BPH complications making surgery necessary: effects on the upper urinary tract: dilatation or renal obstructive insufficiency, bladder stones or diverticula. * patient previously treated by botulic toxin (whatever injection site); * Persons unable to understand the course of the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Evaluation of the patient with auto-questionnaire IPSS urinary symptomatology: questions 1 to 7 (0 to 35 score).4 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Uroflowmetry (Qmax in ml/s)18 months
• measure the post-voiding residue assessed by supra pubic ultrasound or urinary drainage18 months
measure of prostate volume assessed by endo-rectal ultrasound18 months
measurement of the erectile function by auto questionnaire IIEF-5 (0 to 24 score)18 months
urinary continence Evaluation by ICS 1 (0 to 23 score) and ICS 2 (0 to 12 score)18 months
IPSS question 8 (score 0 to 6)18 months
specific treatment for BPH (alpha blocking, 5 alpha reductase inhibitor and/or phytotherapy)18 months
Urinary retention18 months
Surgical treatment18 months
profile of gene and protein expression on the first urine flow after prostate massage18 months
bladder emptying mode (spontaneous or permanent probe)18 months

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026