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Last refreshed on: 4 October 2021
Main ID:  NCT02220829
Date of registration: 18/08/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
Public title: Comparative Study of Use of Alpha-Blockers to Treat Symptoms in Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy
Scientific title: Prophylactic Versus Therapeutic Alpha-Blockers in Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Radical Course Radiation Therapy ± HDR Boost. A GROUQ Phase III Randomized Clinical Trial (PCS-VII).
Date of first enrolment: June 2016
Target sample size: 188
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02220829
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Supportive Care. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:     Ashley Feng, M.Sc
Address: 
Telephone: 514-340-8222
Email: yanqi.feng.ccomtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Affiliation: 
Name:     Ashley Feng, M.Sc.
Address: 
Telephone: 514-340-8222
Email: yanqi.feng.ccomtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Affiliation: 
Name:     Tamim Niazi, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Jewish General Hospital, McGill University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult male 18 years of age or older

- Patients with confirmed diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate.

- The primary treatment should be external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) with or without
high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy boost.

- Clinical or radiological diagnosis of T1a - T3b.

- No limitation with respect to Gleason score.

- No limitation with respect to total Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) value.

- Karnofsky performance score (KPS) of = 70.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Small cell cancer of the prostate

- T4 disease, invading bladder or rectum.

- Adjuvant or salvage radiation therapy

- Brachy monotherapy

- KPS < 70



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Prostate Cancer
Urinary Problems
Intervention(s)
Drug: Preventive administration of Rapaflo
Drug: Standard Care
Primary Outcome(s)
To determine the rate of increase and the mean difference from the baseline IPSS score in the alpha-blocker (Rapaflo) group compared to the standard arm. [Time Frame: IPSS will be assessed before radiation therapy (RT), 4 weeks into RT, the last day of RT, and monthly for first 6 months and also at 9 and 12 months from the start of RT.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
To determine the rate of IPSS return to baseline, in the alpha-blocker (Rapaflo) group compared to the standard after the end of radiation treatment. [Time Frame: IPSS score will be assessed at before radiation therapy (RT), at 4 and 12 weeks after the end of RT.]
To determine the rate of therapy dependence in both groups. [Time Frame: At 3 and 6 months from start of radiation therapy.]
Secondary ID(s)
PCS VII
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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