Clinical trial · Observational
Early Urinary Continence After Radical Prostatectomy: Surgical Procedure and Anatomic Landmarks
Complete Puborectalis, Puboperinealis Muscle and Urethral Rhabdomyosphincter Preservation in Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Anatomic Landmarks to Achieving Early Urinary Continence
NCT04043637CI-TRIAL-00039893completedClinicalTrials.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)
This study describes how to perform a correct prostatic apex and membranous urethra in order to preserve all anatomical elements that are necessary to achieve a very fast urinary continence after open/laparoscopic/robotic radical prostatectomy, avoiding positive surgical margins at this level.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostatic Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Surgical Procedure, Unspecified | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Urinary Incontinence | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- change in the proportion of patients with of urinary incontinence
- timeFrame
- The follow-up was at 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 8 weeks after removal of the urethral catheter (one week after surgery), and, thereafter, once a month over the first year after surgery
- description
- Assessment of the proportion of patients with urinary incontinence after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- change in the proportion of patients with recovery of the erectile function
- timeFrame
- every month during the first year after surgery
- description
- assessment of the recovery of the erectile function after surgery
- measure
- number of patients with overall positive surgical margins
- timeFrame
- immediate postoperative period
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 40 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 40 and 75 years * A Body Mass Index lower than 35 Hg/m2 * Patients with organ-confined prostate cancer * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications for Laparoscopy
References
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No reference posted for this study.