Study of the Effects of Pomegranate Tablets on Enlarged Prostates

Status unconfirmed · Phase 1 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

In brief

To determine whether pomegranate tablets have a therapeutic effect on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00381108

Run by

University of California, Irvine

People needed

20

Starts

2005-09-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-01-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age or older
• Clinically diagnosed with mild to moderate BPH (AUA symptom score <20)

You may not qualify if…

• Patient with severe BPH (AUA symptom score >21)
• Currently using any other forms of medical therapy, prescription finasteride, terazosin, tamsulosin or propecia (for hair loss).
• Prior Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
• Using non-prescription supplements such as Saw Palmetto, B-sitosterol, vitamin E, and quercetin.

Where it is running

• VA Long Beach — Long Beach, California, United States
• University of California, Irvine-Department of Urology — Orange, California, United States

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