Clinical trial · Interventional
Impact of Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy Technique on Short-term Continence Recovery
The Impact of Retzius-sparing Approach for Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy on Short-term Continence Recovery: Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT02352103CI-TRIAL-00056751completedPhase 3Results postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
To assess and compare the short-term post-operative continence recovery rate in two cohorts of men undergoing Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP), each randomized to undergo RARP with Vattikuti Institute technique or Retzius sparing technique.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urinary Incontinence | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| da Vinci Surgical System | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Retzius sparing radical prostatectomy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Vattikuti Urology Institute radical prostatectomy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control arm
- description
- Vattikuti Urology Institute radical prostatectomy da Vinci Surgical System
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Vattikuti Urology Institute radical prostatectomy
- Device: da Vinci Surgical System
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Treatment arm
- description
- Retzius sparing radical prostatectomy da Vinci Surgical System
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Retzius sparing radical prostatectomy
- Device: da Vinci Surgical System
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Urinary Continence Recovery
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 40 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * All patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer undergoing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy at the Vattikuti Urology Institute (performed by single surgeon, MM) as the primary treatment modality * Be able to read and speak English and be able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * patients with high risk prostate cancer,defined as a biopsy Gleason score ≥8 and/or a pre-operative prostate specific antigen value ≥20 ng/ml. * evidence of clinical nodal involvement (cN1) or metastatic disease (M1) * patients participating in a competing study * patients with pre-operative urinary incontinence.
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTDalela D, Jeong W, Prasad MA, Sood A, Abdollah F, Diaz M, Karabon P, Sammon J, Jamil M, Baize B, Simone A, Menon M. A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Impact of the Retzius-sparing Approach on Early Urinary Continence Recovery After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy. Eur Urol. 2017 Nov;72(5):677-685. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.04.029. Epub 2017 May 6. PMID 28483330
- RESULTMenon M, Dalela D, Jamil M, Diaz M, Tallman C, Abdollah F, Sood A, Lehtola L, Miller D, Jeong W. Functional Recovery, Oncologic Outcomes and Postoperative Complications after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: An Evidence-Based Analysis Comparing the Retzius Sparing and Standard Approaches. J Urol. 2018 May;199(5):1210-1217. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.11.115. Epub 2017 Dec 7. PMID 29225060