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Ejaculation Preservation After Laser Enucleation Prostate

A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating the Benefit of Median Lobe Preservation on the Incidence of Retrograde Ejaculation During Prostate Enucleation by HoLEP.

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05017285
Acronym
EPALEP
Enrollment
11
Registered
2021-08-23
Start date
2022-01-14
Completion date
2023-03-31
Last updated
2024-07-03

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Conditions

Prostate Hyperplasia

Brief summary

A multicentre randomised controlled trial evaluating the benefit of median lobe preservation on the incidence of retrograde ejaculation during prostate enucleation by HoLEP.

Detailed description

The main objective of the study is to compare the incidence of retrograde ejaculation at 6 months in patients undergoing Holep surgery for prostatic adenoma according to two randomized surgical techniques: conventional surgical procedure of removal of the 3 prostatic lobes versus preservation of the median lobe.

Interventions

PROCEDUREHoLEP with median lobe preservation

Enucleation of the lateral lobes and preservation of the medial tissue between the bladder neck and Veru montanum

PROCEDUREHoLEP classic

Standard HoLEP prostate resection procedure with enucleation of all three lobes (3-lobe, 2-lobe or monobloc technique).

Sponsors

GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Masking description

The patient does not know which type of surgery is used

Intervention model description

A prospective randomised multicentre single-blind comparative study of two parallel groups of patients scheduled for HoLEP prostate resection: Group 1 Conventional HoLEP prostate resection procedure with enucleation of all three lobes (3-lobe, 2-lobe or monobloc technique). Group 2 Enucleation of the lateral lobes and preservation of the medial tissue between the bladder neck and Veru montanum Each patient will be evaluated five times during the study (D0, M1, M3, M6, M12) The total duration of the study is 2 years (1 year of recruitment and 1 year of follow-up).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients aged 40 years and older who have signed their consent to participate in the study * Patient with preserved cognitive functions * Patient with BPH characterised by an IPSS score ≥ 12, a Qmax ≤ 15 ml/s and an ultrasound-assessed prostate volume between 40 and 150 cc * Patient for whom an indication for prostatic resection by HoLEP has been made, * A patient who is sexually active and willing to maintain sexual activity after surgery * Patient affiliated to a social security system or beneficiary of such a system

Exclusion criteria

* History of prostate surgery or prostate radiotherapy * Urethral stenosis * Cancer or a history of cancer * Patient with a life expectancy of less than 2 years * Patient refusing partial surgery * History of vasectomy, erectile dysfunction or ejaculation * Mental deficiency or any other reason that may hinder the understanding or the strict application of the protocol * Patient under court protection, guardianship or curatorship * Patient already included in another therapeutic study protocol or having participated in another trial in the previous three months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Retrograde ejaculationMonth 6Existence of retrograde ejaculation at Month 6, as evidenced by the presence of spermatozoa in the urine following sexual intercourse (as evidenced by an ECBU performed within 24 hours of intercourse)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Men Sexual Health Questionnaire (MSHQ) score assessmentMonth 3The Men Sexual Health Questionnaire (MSHQ) assesses a patient's ability to have sex. It consists of 25 questions that explore the ability to have erections, the quality of ejaculations and the satisfaction felt during intercourse and sexual desire. The total score (16 to 125 points maximum) is broken down into 6 sub-scores that explore erection (0 to 15 points), discomfort with erection problems (1 to 5 points), ejaculation (1 to 35 points), discomfort with ejaculation problems (1 to 5 points), satisfaction (6 to 30 points), sexual activity and desire (7 to 35 points)
International Index of Erectil Function (IIEF-5) score assessmentMonth 3The IIEF-5 (International Index of Erectile Function) questionnaire consists of 5 questions that assess erectile function over the past 6 months. Severe erectile dysfunction corresponds to a score of 5-10, moderate erectile dysfunction to a score of 11-15 and mild erectile dysfunction to a score of 16-20. A score of 21 to 25 corresponds to normal erectile function and scores between 1 and 4 are not interpretable.
International Prostate Symtom Score (IPSS) assessmentMonth 1The International Prostate Symtom Score (IPSS) is a structured and validated self-administered questionnaire that assesses the intensity and discomfort of lower urinary tract disorders. It consists of 7 questions on symptomatology with answers rated from 0 to 5 and one question on quality of life. A score of \<7 is mild, a score of 8-19 is moderate and a score of \>20 is severe
Adverse events related to the procedureMonth 12Presence of urinary incontinence and occurrence of adverse events related to the procedure
Assessment of resected volume / total volumeMonth 12Assessment of resected volume / total volume assessed by ultrasound
Urine flow (Qmax) measurementMonth 1Assessment of urine flow (Qmax) by ultrasound

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026