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BETTY: BEnign Prostatic Hyperplasia Transperineal Targeted Microwave therapY

3D-Ultrasound-Guided Transperineal Microwave Needle Ablation for Men With Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05443451
Enrollment
12
Registered
2022-07-05
Start date
2022-09-08
Completion date
2023-10-30
Last updated
2026-06-23

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Conditions

Prostate Hyperplasia

Brief summary

This is a pilot study on applying 3D-Ultrasound-Guided Transperineal Microwave needle ablation for men with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Detailed description

This is a prospective, single centre, open-label and non-comparative trial planned on 12 patients. Patients who fit inclusion criteria would be recruited and offered microwave ablation to the enlarged prostate. The patients will be closely followed up to 6 months after treatment with serial assessment on safety and efficacy.

Interventions

DEVICE3D-Ultrasound-Guided Transperineal Microwave needle ablation of BPH

The procedure will consist of a focal, transperineal, targeted microwave ablation of prostate adenoma. Surgical planning using 3D transrectal ultrasound and real-time monitoring of the ablation would preserve key anatomical landmarks such as the bladder neck, prostatic urethra and verumontanum. The Organ-Based Tracking (OBT®) patented technology would provide a 3D prostate model to facilitate real-time navigation-guided ablation and accurate mapping of treatment zone. The procedure will be conducted under general anaesthesia, spinal anaesthesia, or monitored anaesthetic care / sedation. An average number of one to three microwave ablations per lobe is expected, depending on the size and shape of each prostate. The microwave ablation parameters will be chosen intraoperatively. A urinary catheter may be necessary immediately after the procedure. Patients are planned to be discharged on the same day or the day after when they are fit for discharge.

Sponsors

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lead SponsorOTHER
Koelis
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Age over 50 years. * Benign prostatic hyperplasia with prostate size 30-80 cc * IPSS ≥ 14 * PSA ≤ 4 ng/mL or PSA \>4 ng/mL with no evidence of suspicious lesion on mpMRI * Maximum urine flow rate (Qmax) ≤ 15 mL/s. * Post-Void Residual ≤ 150 mL. * Patient suitable for IV sedation and/or spinal anaesthesia and/or general anaesthesia and focal microwave ablation. * Informed written consent

Exclusion criteria

* Significant intravesical median lobe hyperplasia. * Suspicious lesion on mpMRI prostate * History of prostate, bladder or urethral surgery. * History of prostate cancer * Presence of stones, bladder diverticulum and/or bladder tumor * History of long-term indwelling catheter. * Urethral stricture * Known coagulopathy or on anticoagulant * Presence of a pacemaker. * Active infection * Dysuria due to bladder dysfunction. * Serious medical illness, including any of the following: uncontrolled congestive heart failure, uncontrolled angina, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular event within 6 months prior to the screening visit. * Neurological disorders that would impact bladder function (e.g., multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury). * Contraindications for mpMRI exam or MR contrast * Acute and/or chronic renal failure (GFR \<50 ml/min and serum creatinine \> 1.5 mg/d). * Patient currently participating in another interventional clinical trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Adverse events (AE) and serious adverse events (SAE) related to the treatmentAt 1 monthThe severity of AE is grade by Clavien-Dindo classification.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Prostate volume changeBaseline, 3 months, 6 monthsProstate volume change after treatment
Urinary symptoms measured by International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) scoreBaseline, 1 month, 3 months, 6 monthsChange in total scores in International Prostate Symptom Score (ranges from 0 to 35) questionnaires. The higher score, the more worse symptom.
Erectile function measured by International Index of Erectile Function 5-item version (IIEF-5) scoreBaseline, 1 month, 3 months, 6 monthsChange in International Index of Erectile Function 5 questionnaire score (ranges from 0 to 25). The higher score, the more worse symptom.
Ejaculatory function measured by MSHQ-EjD-SF (function and bother) scoreBaseline, 1 month, 3 months, 6 monthsChange in MSHQ-EjD-SF questionnaire score (Range from 1-15 for function and and 0-5 for bother). The higher score, the more worse symptom.
Change in urodynamic in uroflowmetryBaseline, 1 month, 3 months, 6 monthsChange in urodynamic function assessed by uroflowmetry, parameters include voided volume, maximum flow rate and post-void residual.
PSA changeBaseline, 3 months, 6 monthsPSA change after treatment
Average patient post-operative pain levelBaseline, 2 and 4 hours after the procedure and at 1-weekAssessed by a pain numeric rating scale, Score 0-10, the higher score the worsen pain
Patient quality of lifeBaseline, 1-week, 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month,Assessed with the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire, the higher the score the better in quality of life
Patient satisfactionBaseline, 1-week, 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month,Assessed with the PGI-I questionnaire,the lower score the more satisfaction
Ease of the procedure measured with a score chosen by the operatorPost procedure immediately1: easy, 2: moderate, 3: difficult
Ablation treatment timeIntra-operationDuration of the ablation procedure
Length of hospital stayThe total number of days of hospitalization for this surgical procedure up to day 30 after the procedure]Total number of days of hospitalization for the surgical procedure
Operation timeIntra-operationDuration of patients stay in Operation Room

Countries

Hong Kong

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORPeter Ka-Fung CHIU, FRCS, PhD

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 24, 2026