Examination of the urethral position in the radiation therapy of the prostate cancer
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Prostate cancer
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000036512
- Lead Sponsor
- Hokkaido University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 163
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
When we take the RT-CT, patents who did not permit or enable us to insert an urethral catheter or a guide-wire, or who had troubles such as missing the catheter or the guide-wire
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The amount and the direction of the urethral displacement on the planning CT images for radiation treatment (RT-CT) compared with and without urethral catheter.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method When we divide the urethra into three segments (superior, median, and inferior), to identify the segments which show more urethral displacement.