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NCT05592639Active, not recruiting

VideoEndoscopic Radical Inguinal Lymphadenectomy for Penile Cancer

Videoendoscopic Radical Inguinal Lymphadenectomy Versus Open Radical Inguinal Lymphadenectomy in Patients With Penile Cancer: a Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 16 May 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Assess the feasibility of performing a RCT comparing videoendoscopic radical inguinal lymphadenectomy versus open radical inguinal lymphadenectomy in men diagnosed with genital cancer requiring inguinal lymphadenectomy, and determine the design of such an RCT.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50 (estimated)
First submitted
13 Oct 2022
Start date
23 Jun 2022
Primary completion date
May 2025
Lead sponsor
University College, London
Diseases
Melanoma
NCT number
NCT05592639

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 50
  • From 23 Jun 2022 to the primary completion date, May 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Unfit for surgery

Other illness

  • People unlikely to benefit from lymphadenectomy because of advanced cancer

Other

  • Those with palpable inguinal lymph nodes fixed to skin or adjacent structures
  • Does not want to participate in the trial or unable to provide informed consent

Who the study is looking for

  • People requiring inguinal lymphadenectomy i.e.
    • Patients with squamous cell carcinoma or mucosal melanoma of the penis \> T1bG2 or patients with male genital cancer requiring inguinal lymphadenectomy
    • Patients unsuitable for dynamic sentinel node biopsy (DSNB) with impalpable nodes: previous penectomy or non-visualisation at previous DSNB
    • Previous DSNB with metastatic inguinal nodes on histology or FNA positive nodes on cytology who require a completion radical inguinal lymphadenectomy
    • Small volume palpable inguinal lymph nodes (\< 2 cm on CT) not fixed to skin
  • Age \> 18 years

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: Male · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University College London
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status

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