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HoLEP vs BPRP of a Large Volume BPH: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
BPH With Urinary Obstruction
Male
Registration Number
NCT04143399
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

To compare bipolar resection versus holmium laser enucleation for management of large BPH.

Detailed Description

To compare safety and efficacy of bipolar resection (BPRP) versus holmium laser enucleation (HoLEP) for management of large BPH (\> 75 gm).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
145
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients suffering from LUTS secondary to infravesical obstruction from BPH
  • failed medical treatment
  • International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) > 13
  • a peak urinary flow rate (Qmax) < 15 ml/sec
  • a prostate size ≥ 75 gm
Exclusion Criteria
  • presence of a urethral stricture
  • neurological disorder
  • bladder cancer
  • prostate cancer
  • previous history of bladder neck surgery or TURP

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hospital stay in daysimmediately after surgery

Hospital stay

operative duration in minutesduring surgery

operative duration

hemoglobin drop postoperatively (gm/dL)Immediate postoperatively

difference in hemoglobin concentration postoperatively vs preoperatively

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
post-voiding residual urineTwo years

postvoiding residual urine (ml)

urine flowTwo years

Qmax (ml/s),

complications (%)Two years

intraoperative and postoperative complications including blood transfusion, capsular perforation, irritative symptoms, SUI, urethral stricture, bladder neck contracture, urinary retention.

International prostate symptom score (IPSS)Two years

an international commonly used score ranging from 0 - 35 (the worst is 35) evaluating voiding and storage urinary symptoms using 7 questions each one is scored from 0 to 5 according to severity of symptom

Quality of life (QoL)Two years

section of International prostate symptom score (IPSS) one question scored from 0 up to 6 (6 is worst)

Catheter durationimmediate postoperatively

Catheter duration in hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cairo University Hospitals

🇪🇬

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo University Hospitals
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt

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