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CompletedNCT01299571AVO PMSUpdated Jul 5, 2017Results posted

AVODART(Dutasteride) Post-marketing Surveillance(PMS)

An observational study in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostatic Hyperplasia, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline. Completed at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to male participants. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-07-05.

Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
3,977
Sex
Male
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Study summary

An open label, multi-centre, non-interventional post-marketing surveillance to monitor the safety and/or efficacy of AVODART administered in Korean BPH patients according to the prescribing information

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Conditions studied

  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia
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In context

Prostatic Hyperplasia

783 studies on the registry are indexed under Prostatic Hyperplasia; 174 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 3,977 is above the median of 214 across 167 observational studies indexed under Prostatic Hyperplasia.

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Lead sponsor

GlaxoSmithKline is the lead sponsor of 3,562 studies on the registry; 117 are open to participants now.

Of its 258 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 232 (90%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

The Korean BPH Patients administrated dutasteride

Inclusion criteria

  • The Korean BPH Patients administrated dutasteride according to the prescribing information

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • women and children and adolescents.
  • patients with hypersensitivity to dutasteride, other 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, or any of the excipients.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
3,977 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • Dutasteride

    Patients administrated dutasteride at the site

    Drug: Dutasteride

Interventions

  • DrugDutasteride

    Basically there is no treatment allocation. Subjects who would be administered of dutasteride at their physicians' discretion will be enrolled. Dosage regimen will be recommended according to the prescribing information. Subjects will be enrolled consecutively.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With an Adverse Event

    An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. For a list of all adverse events occurring during the course of the study, see the table entitled "Other (Non-Serious) Adverse Events" in the Adverse Event section of the results record.

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With a Serious Adverse Event

    A serious adverse event is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose, results in death, is life threatening, requires hospitalization or results in prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in disability/incapacity, or is a congenital anomaly/birth defect. For a list of all serious adverse events occurring during the course of the study, see the table entitled "Serious Adverse Events" in the Adverse Event section of the results record.

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Number of Participants With the Indicated Unexpected Adverse Events

    An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. Unexpected adverse events include those not listed in the approved product information and not described as precautions or warnings.

    Time frame: 6 months

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Results

Posted Apr 18, 2011

Participant flow

The objective of this post-marketing surveillance (PMS) study was to assess the occurrence of adverse events reported after administration of Avodart in Korean benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneAvodart 0.5 mg
Started3977
Completed3870
Not completed107
Withdrew: Protocol violation107

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants With an Adverse Event

An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. For a list of all adverse events occurring during the course of the study, see the table entitled "Other (Non-Serious) Adverse Events" in the Adverse Event section of the results record.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With an Adverse Event
participantsAvodart 0.5 mg
Number of Participants With an Adverse Event146
Statistical analysis
  • Avodart 0.5 mg · Percentage of participants: 3.8 · 95% CI 3.2 to 4.4The estimated value represents the percentage of participants with adverse events.
SecondaryNumber of Participants With a Serious Adverse Event

A serious adverse event is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose, results in death, is life threatening, requires hospitalization or results in prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in disability/incapacity, or is a congenital anomaly/birth defect. For a list of all serious adverse events occurring during the course of the study, see the table entitled "Serious Adverse Events" in the Adverse Event section of the results record.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With a Serious Adverse Event
participantsAvodart 0.5 mg
Number of Participants With a Serious Adverse Event5
SecondaryNumber of Participants With the Indicated Unexpected Adverse Events

An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. Unexpected adverse events include those not listed in the approved product information and not described as precautions or warnings.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With the Indicated Unexpected Adverse Events
participantsAvodart 0.5 mg
Insomnia2
Mouth Dry3
Constipation2
Abdominal Pain2
Diarrhea2
Vomiting1
Colonic Polyp1
Epigastric Discomfort1
Gastroesophageal Reflux1
Hemorrhoids1
Asthenia1
Fever1
Chills1
Pain1
Spasms1
Orofacial Dyskinesia1
Embolism Pulmonary1
Thrombosis Cerebral1
Nose Congestion1
Pneumonia1
Lung Carcinoma1
Skin Eruption1
Thrombosis Venous Deep1

Adverse events

Collected over 6 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Avodart 0.5 mg—5/3,870 (0.1%)146/3,870 (3.8%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventAvodart 0.5 mg
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders1/3870
Embolism PulmonaryRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/3870
Thrombosis CerebralBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/3870
PneumoniaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/3870
Lung CarcinomaNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)1/3870
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 27
Most frequent other events
EventAvodart 0.5 mg
ImpotencePsychiatric disorders72/3870
Libido DecreasedPsychiatric disorders49/3870
Ejaculation DisorderReproductive system and breast disorders30/3870
DyspepsiaGastrointestinal disorders6/3870
GynaecomastiaEndocrine disorders5/3870
Mouth DryGastrointestinal disorders3/3870
InsomniaPsychiatric disorders2/3870
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders2/3870
Abdominal PainGastrointestinal disorders2/3870
DizzinessNervous system disorders2/3870

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(Years)Avodart 0.5 mg
Mean67.3 ± 9.1
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Avodart 0.5 mg
Female0
Male3870
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(participants)Avodart 0.5 mg
Korean3870
Not Korean0
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Study locations

1 site
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Seoul, 110-749, Korea, Republic of
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 5, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01299571
Lead sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 18, 2011
Start date
Dec 2004
Primary completion
Jul 2010
Completion
Jul 2010
Results posted
Apr 18, 2011
Last update
Jul 5, 2017

Study contacts

GSK Clinical Trials
study director · GlaxoSmithKline

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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