PlasmaKinetic (PK) Button Vaporization Electrode for Treatment of Bladder Tumors
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Bladder Cancer
In brief
The purpose of this study is to compare the use of two types of equipment during transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT). The two types of surgical devices are: the monopolar loop electrocautery and the PlasmaKinetic (PK) Button Vaporization Electrode. These two devices do the same task but differ in the way they create electric current when removing cancerous tissue. The investigators hope to examine and compare the uses of these two surgical devices to see if any advantages do exist or whether they actually are similar. The goal of the study is to prove similarity in outcomes between the two techniques and analyze the outcomes resulting from each case.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01567462
- Run by
- Emory University
- People needed
- 95
- Starts
- 2012-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-03-28
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-12-08
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients with cystoscopically detected bladder tumors requiring TURBT
- Patients with bladder tumors which are endoscopically resectable by surgeon's judgment with only one trip into the operating room.
You may not qualify if…
- Patients with clinical evidence of locally advanced, nodal, or metastatic bladder cancer
- Patients with hydronephrosis secondary to bladder cancer
- Patients with diffuse tumor throughout bladder that is deemed unresectable by surgeon
Where it is running
- Emory University Department of Urology — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.