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NCT06594887Active, not recruiting

Rectal Spacers Use in Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy

Use of Rectal Spacers for Proton Beam Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Prospective Clinical Study

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Sept 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This prospective, 2-arm clinical trial aims to evaluate the use of rectal spacers in patients with localized prostate cancer scheduled for Proton Beam Therapy (PBT). Up to 50 subjects will be enrolled in this study. Study visits will include screening, spacer placement, treatment planning, end-of-treatment assessment, and follow-up visits at 1, 3, and 6 months.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50 (estimated)
First submitted
26 Aug 2024
Start date
6 Sept 2024
Primary completion date
Dec 2026
Lead sponsor
Princeton ProCure management, LLC.
NCT number
NCT06594887

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 50
  • From 6 Sept 2024 to the primary completion date, Dec 2026
  • 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

  • Planned Pelvic lymph node radiotherapy.
  • Prior local prostate cancer therapy
  • Active Inflammatory bowel disease requiring treatment with steroids.
  • Prior radical prostatectomy.

Other illness

  • Metastatic disease.
  • Active urinary tract infection.
  • Acute or chronic inflammation or infection of the prostate.

Who the study is looking for

  • Subjects greater than 18 years old with prostate cancer
  • Subjects must have histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate with biopsy taken within 12 months and must be planned to undergo proton beam therapy with rectal spacer
  • Subjects must have clinical stage T1-T3 with no posterior extra capsular extension of the prostate cancer
  • PSA less than or equal to 20 ng/mL
  • Gleason Score less than or equal to 7
  • Capacity to comprehend and readiness to sign a written informed consent form

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
ProCure Proton Therapy Center
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SomersetUnited StatesUnknown status

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.