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Penthrox in Rezūm BPH

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Pain
BPH
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04029012
Lead Sponsor
Dean Elterman
Brief Summary

Open-labeled, single-centre study

Detailed Description

Patients who have elected Convective Thermal Therapy using Rezūm System for the management of their BPH and fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria will sign informed consent form for the study. Patient will use Methoxyflurane inhaler (Penthrox™) on top of standard oral analgesia including oral lorazepam, oral Percocet® (oxycodone and acetaminophen) or oxycodone immediate-release, and intra-urethral lidocaine gel (Xylocaine®). Intravenous propofol will be used as rescue analgesia.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male subjects of ≥ 18 years of age
  • Patient who has elected Convective Thermal Therapy using Rezūm System for the management of their benign prostatic hyperplasia.
  • No contra-indication on using Methoxyflurane inhaler (Penthrox™).
  • Willing and able to accurately complete the required questionnaires.
  • Willing and able to provide signed and dated informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Ongoing use of analgesic agents for chronic pain.
  • Concomitant use of nephrotoxic agents.
  • INR > 4.
  • Use of Methoxyflurane inhaler (Penthrox™) within the previous 3 months.
  • Known allergy to Lorazepam, Percocet/ Oxycodone, or Xylocaine® gel.
  • Known personal or familial hypersensitivity to Methoxyflurane inhaler (Penthrox™) or other halogenated anesthetics.
  • Clinically significant respiratory depression, cardiovascular instability, renal or hepatic impairment.
  • An altered level of consciousness, due to any cause, including head injury, drugs, or alcohol.
  • Known or genetically susceptible to malignant hyperthermia or a history of severe adverse reactions in either patient or relatives.
  • A history of liver dysfunction after previous Methoxyflurane inhaler (Penthrox™) use or other halogenated anesthetics.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PenthroxMethoxyfluranemethoxyflurane inhaler (Penthrox) to be used 5 minutes (+/- 1 minutes) before procedure, and continuously breathing in the inhaler throughout the procedure.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain intensityimmediately after final injection of Rezūm treatment

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) from the range of 0-10 (0 represents no pain, 10 represents maximum pain)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Can-Am HIFU Inc

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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