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RecruitingNCT05148156Updated Sep 29, 2026

Urolift Pre-SBRT for Reduced Urinary Toxicity in Patients With BPH and Prostate Cancer.

An interventional study of Urolift in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, sponsored by Northwell Health. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to male participants aged 50 Years to 99 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-29.

Sponsored by Northwell Health · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Feb 2026; still recruiting 9 months later.
Updated Sep 29, 2026Now RecruitingSite recruiting status changed+3 moreGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
50 Years to 99 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

Many patients may face long-term urinary side effects following stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), including increased urinary frequency, dysuria, and nocturia. The investigator hypothesizes that Urolift, which represents a novel minimally invasive therapy, may reduce acute and long-term urinary toxicity and side effects of radiation therapy (SBRT).

Read the detailed description

Urolift is a standard of care treatment for BPH. It involves the placement of a stainless-steel urethral end piece tethered to a capsular tab to the left and right side of the prostatic urethra approximately 1.5cm distal to the bladder neck. It pulls and maintains the opening of a continuous channel through the prostatic urethra. A previous study examined the effect of Urolift on urinary symptoms and urinary medications at six months post-procedure.Urolift was associated with significant urinary improvements measured by IPSS and quality of life questionnaires and a reduction in the use of total medication as well as alpha-blockers and beta-3 agonists.

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Conditions studied

  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Keywords

  • stereotactic body radiation therapy
  • urolift
  • prostatic urethral lift
  • dysuria
  • nocturia
  • minimally invasive therapy
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In context

Prostatic Hyperplasia

827 studies on the registry are indexed under Prostatic Hyperplasia; 179 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 92 across 626 interventional studies indexed under Prostatic Hyperplasia.

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Lead sponsor

Northwell Health is the lead sponsor of 475 studies on the registry; 107 are open to participants now.

Of its 45 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 23 (51%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
50 Years to 99 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subject is 50 - 99 years of age
  • Subject has provided
  • Subject has diagnosis of prostate cancer requiring SBRT
  • Subject is able to complete self-administered questionnaires
  • Subject is a surgical candidate for Urolift
  • Subject has a diagnosis of BPH
  • Medical record documentation of prostate volume from 30-80 ml by TRUS
  • Absence of a middle lobe

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • \< 2 years
  • Currently enrolled in or plans to enroll in any concurrent drug or device study
  • Concurrent androgen deprivation therapy
  • Has an active infection (e.g., urinary tract infection or prostatitis)
  • Diagnosis of or has received treatment for chronic prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain syndrome (e.g., nonbacterial chronic prostatitis)
  • Subject has been diagnosed with a urethral stricture or bladder neck contracture within the last 180 days
  • Subject has been diagnosed with 2 or more urethral strictures and/or bladder neck contractures within 5 years
  • Diagnosis of lichen sclerosis
  • Neurogenic bladder or other neurologic disorder that affects bladder function
  • Diagnosis of polyneuropathy (e.g., diabetic)
  • History of lower urinary tract surgery
  • Subject has diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence that requires treatment or daily pad or device use
  • Subject has been catheterized or has a PVR \> 400 ml in the 14 days prior to the surgical procedure
  • Current diagnosis of bladder stones
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Urolift

    This is a single-arm study involving 1 year of follow-up. Study intervention involves a one-time administration of Urolift prior to SBRT for prostate cancer treatment.

    Device: Urolift

Interventions

  • DeviceUrolift

    Study intervention involves a one-time administration of Urolift in out-patient setting prior to Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in IPSS scores from baseline and one year post treatment

    Patients will take a International Prostatic Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire to evaluate symptom severity at baseline and 1 year post treatment. IPSS scores range from 1 to 35, with 1-7 indicating mild symptoms, 8-19 indicating moderate symptoms, 20-35 indicating severe symptoms.

    Time frame: At baseline and one year post treatment

  2. Change in IIEF score through study completion, an average of 1 year

    Patient will take the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) to evaluate changes in sexual function of patients through study completion, an average of 1 year. IIEF scores range from 6 to 30. IIEF lower scores indicate severe erectile dysfunction, while higher scores indicate mild/no erectile dysfunction.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  3. Change in MSHQ through study completion, an average of 1 year

    Patients will take the Men's sexual health questionnaire (MSHQ) to further evaluate patients' ability to have sex with their partner(s) or masturbate through study completion, an average of 1 year. Overall, study subjects will be assessed for possible change in hypogonadal, sexual function, and pain symptoms. Scores range from 16 to 125. Lower scores are considered most symptomatic, higher scores are least symptomatic.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  4. Change in VAS score through study completion, an average of 1 year

    Patients will use a visual analog scale (VAS) to describe their pain through study completion, an average of 1 year, to see if there is any changes in pain post treatment. Self-assessed maximum pain reported using a 0-100mm visual analog scale, where 100 signifies maximum pain and 0 signifies no pain.

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

  5. Change in OAB-SF score through study completion, an average of 1 year

    Patients will use a overactive bladder short form (OAB-SF) to describe their overactive bladder symptoms through study completion, an average of 1 year, to see if there is any changes in symptoms. The OAB-q SF has 2 main subscales: Symptom bother and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL). The two subscales are summed separately and transformed into scores ranging from 0 to 100. A higher score on the symptom bother scale indicates a greater symptom severity and a higher score on the HRQOL scale indicates a better HRQOL, so they are inversely related to each other. Since the OAB-q SF has no total score, higher scores indicate more severe symptoms or better quality of life, respectively. Lower scores indicate less severe symptoms or worse quality of life respectively.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  6. Change in SF-12 score through study completion, an average of 1 year

    Patients will use a short form 12 (SF-12) survey to measure their quality of life through study completion, an average of 1 year, to see if there is any changes. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better physical and mental health functioning. A score of 50 or less on the PCS-12 has been recommended as a cut-off to determine a physical condition; while a score of 42 or less on the MCS-12 may be indicative of 'clinical depression'.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in medication usage through study completion, an average of 1 year

    Patients will list their medication usage through study completion, an average of 1 year to see if there is any changes in medications after the study treatment

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Northwell Health
    Syosset, New York 11791, United States
    Recruiting
    • Jennifer Polo, CCRC · Contactjpolo1@northwell.edu · 516-628-5910
    • Bilal Chughtai, MD · Principal investigator
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References and documents

Publications

  • Ng M, Leslie SW, Baradhi KM. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. 2024 Oct 20. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2026 Jan-. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK558920/ PubMed 32644346 ↗
  • McVary KT. BPH: epidemiology and comorbidities. Am J Manag Care. 2006 Apr;12(5 Suppl):S122-8. PubMed 16613526 ↗
  • Alcaraz A, Hammerer P, Tubaro A, Schroder FH, Castro R. Is there evidence of a relationship between benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer? Findings of a literature review. Eur Urol. 2009 Apr;55(4):864-73. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.11.011. Epub 2008 Nov 21. PubMed 19027219 ↗
  • Roehrborn CG. Prostatic Urethral Lift: A Unique Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment of Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Urol Clin North Am. 2016 Aug;43(3):357-69. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2016.04.008. PubMed 27476128 ↗
  • Chialastri P, Chialastri A, Mueller T. Does Prostatic Urethral Lift Reduce Urinary Medications? Trends in Medical Treatment Before and After Prostatic Urethral Lift. J Endourol. 2021 May;35(5):657-662. doi: 10.1089/end.2020.0848. Epub 2021 Jan 20. PubMed 33198488 ↗
  • Cihan Y. The role and importance of SBRT in prostate cancer. Int Braz J Urol. 2018 Nov-Dec;44(6):1272-1274. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2018.0484. No abstract available. PubMed 30325604 ↗
  • Janowski E, Chen LN, Kim JS, Lei S, Suy S, Collins B, Lynch J, Dritschilo A, Collins S. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for prostate cancer in men with large prostates (>/=50 cm(3)). Radiat Oncol. 2014 Nov 15;9:241. doi: 10.1186/s13014-014-0241-3. PubMed 25398516 ↗
  • Mbeutcha A, Chauveinc L, Bondiau PY, Chand ME, Durand M, Chevallier D, Amiel J, Kee DL, Hannoun-Levi JM. Salvage prostate re-irradiation using high-dose-rate brachytherapy or focal stereotactic body radiotherapy for local recurrence after definitive radiation therapy. Radiat Oncol. 2017 Mar 9;12(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s13014-017-0789-9. PubMed 28274241 ↗
  • Fuller DB, Wurzer J, Shirazi R, Bridge SS, Law J, Mardirossian G. High-dose-rate stereotactic body radiation therapy for postradiation therapy locally recurrent prostatic carcinoma: Preliminary prostate-specific antigen response, disease-free survival, and toxicity assessment. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2015 Nov-Dec;5(6):e615-23. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2015.04.009. Epub 2015 Jun 6. PubMed 26059509 ↗
  • Jiang P, Krockenberger K, Vonthein R, Tereszczuk J, Schreiber A, Liebau S, Huttenlocher S, Imhoff D, Balermpas P, Keller C, Dellas K, Baumann R, Rodel C, Hildebrandt G, Junemann KP, Merseburger AS, Katz A, Ziegler A, Blanck O, Dunst J. Hypo-fractionated SBRT for localized prostate cancer: a German bi-center single treatment group feasibility trial. Radiat Oncol. 2017 Aug 18;12(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s13014-017-0872-2. PubMed 28821268 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedDate before it movedWhere the date was before it movedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Feb 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Sep 2027, 19 months after the start.

Of 152 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Prostatic Hyperplasia, half reached primary completion within 25 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 14 and three quarters within 48. This study's planned 19 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 203 studies reached it within 26 months; a quarter within 14 and three quarters within 48.

Since we started tracking on Sep 25, 2026, the dates moved once, on Sep 29, 2026: start Dec 2021 → Feb 2026 and primary completion Jun 2027 → Sep 2027.

Earlier changes are on the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 23, 2021
First posted
Dec 8, 2021
StartActual
Feb 11, 2026was Dec 2021
Primary completionEst.
Sep 2027was Jun 2027
CompletionEst.
Mar 2028
Last update
Sep 29, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
Status
Suspended→Recruiting Reason for stopping removed
changed Sep 29, 2026
Sites
Northwell Health is now Recruiting
Sep 29, 2026
Start date
Dec 15, 2021→Feb 11, 2026
Sep 29, 2026
Primary completion
Jun 2027→Sep 2027
Sep 29, 2026
Contact
Study contact now listed: added j•••@northwell.edu · •••5910. See the current contact
Sep 29, 2026
Site contacts
Changed at 1 site. See the sites
Show the site
  • Northwell Health · Syosset, United StatesContact added j•••@northwell.edu · •••5910Contact added (no phone or email listed)
Sep 29, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Sep 29, 2026
    Suspended→Recruiting
    Why stopped Reason for stopping removed
    Northwell Health is now Recruiting
    Start date Dec 15, 2021→Feb 11, 2026
    Primary completion Jun 2027→Sep 2027
    Contact Study contact now listed: added j•••@northwell.edu · •••5910. See the current contact
    Site contacts Changed at 1 site. See the sites
    Show the site
    • Northwell Health · Syosset, United StatesContact added j•••@northwell.edu · •••5910Contact added (no phone or email listed)
    + 2 other changes: verification date and references

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05148156
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Collaborators
NeoTract, Inc., Teleflex
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 8, 2021
Start date
Feb 11, 2026
Primary completion
Sep 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 29, 2026

Study contacts

Jennifer Polo, CCRC
Contact
jpolo1@northwell.edu
516-628-5910
Bilal Chughtai, MD
principal investigator · Northwell Health

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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