Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:47 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:47 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01832168
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Ages 45-70
2. Clinically localized prostate cancer with Gleason score 6 or 7
3. SHIM Score greater than or equal to 16 in the absence of medication
4. Feasibility to perform unilateral or bilateral nerve sparing RALP
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Clinically locally advanced cancer and/or with Gleason score 8 or 9.
2. Difficulty performing nerve sparing RALP.
3. Prior surgery at the site.
4. Site exhibits clinical signs and symptoms of infection.
5. SHIM score at screening \<16.
6. Current use of anticoagulant medication including Coumadin, Plavix, etc.
7. Has had "salvage prostatectomy" - patients who failed prior therapies including external radiation therapy, cryotherapy, etc.
8. Has prior radiation therapy treatment at the site.
9. Prior hormonal therapy such as Lupron or oral anti-androgens.
10. Non-mobile, i.e. not ambulatory or bed ridden.
11. The presence of comorbidities that can be confused with or can exacerbate the condition including:
1. diabetes
2. advanced atherosclerotic vascular disease
12. Patients with a history of more than two weeks treatment with immuno-suppressants (including systemic corticosteroids), cytotoxic chemotherapy within one month prior to initial screening, or who receive such medications during the screening period, or who are anticipated to require such medications during the course of the study.
13. Patients on any investigational drug(s) or therapeutic device(s) within 30 days preceding screening.
14. Unable to comply with penile rehabilitation.
15. Known history of having Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or HIV.
16. Patients who are unable to understand the aims and objectives of the trial.
17. Presence of any condition(s) which seriously compromises the subject's ability to complete this study, or has a known history of poor adherence with medical treatment.
18. Currently taking medications which could affect graft incorporation (supervising physician's discretion).
19. Allergic to gentamicin and/or streptomycin.
20. Damage to neurovascular bundles during surgery.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
MALE
Minimum Age:
45 Years
Maximum Age:
70 Years
Study:
NCT01832168
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01832168