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Clinical Trial in Males With BPH (Enlarged Prostate)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00029822
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 24, 2002
Last Update Posted : June 9, 2008
Sponsor:
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Sanofi

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

A study to determine the effect on prevention of Acute Urinary Retention (inability to urinate) in males with an enlarged prostate, also known as BPH.

  • Free study-related medical care provided.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Urinary Retention Prostatic Hyperplasia Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Drug: Alfuzosin (SL770499) Phase 3

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 1522 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Long-Term, Efficacy and Safety of Alfuzosin 10 MG OD on the Risk of Acute Urinary Retention and the Need for Surgery in Patients With BPH. A Two Year, Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled Study.
Study Start Date : May 2001
Actual Study Completion Date : March 2005

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Arms and Interventions
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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. occurrence of first episode of acute urinary retention (AUR)

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. need for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)-related surgery, international prostate symptoms score (IPSS)

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   55 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria
  • Has been suffering for at least 6 months with any of the following symptoms:
  • daytime or nighttime urinary frequency
  • urgent feeling to urinate
  • difficulty starting urinary stream
  • interruption of urinary stream
  • feeling of incomplete urination
  • Has not had a previous episode of acute urinary retention
  • Has not been diagnosed with prostate cancer
  • Has not had previous prostate surgery
  • Is not an insulin-dependent diabetic
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Sanofi
Investigators
Study Director: ICD CSD Sanofi
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Publications of Results:

Responsible Party: ICD Study Director, sanofi-aventis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00029822     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: EFC4485
SL770499
First Posted: January 24, 2002    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: June 9, 2008
Last Verified: June 2008

Keywords provided by Sanofi:
Acute Urinary Retention
AUR
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
 Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
BPH
Enlarged Prostate

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hyperplasia
Prostatic Hyperplasia
Hypertrophy
Urinary Retention
Pathologic Processes
Prostatic Diseases
Genital Diseases, Male
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Urination Disorders
Urologic Diseases
 Alfuzosin
Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists
Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists
Adrenergic Antagonists
Adrenergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Urological Agents