An interventional study of Barrigel and Transrectal Ultrasound in Prostate Cancer, sponsored by Palette Life Sciences, Inc.. Recruiting at 13 sites in 2 countries. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-28.
Sponsored by Palette Life Sciences, Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
Barrigel is intended to temporarily position the anterior rectal wall away from the prostate or prostate bed during radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer and, in creating this space, it is the intent of Barrigel to reduce the radiation dose delivered to the anterior rectum.
Barrigel is composed of biodegradable material and maintains space for the entire course of prostate or prostate bed radiotherapy and is intended to be absorbed by the patient's body over time.
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Barrigel to reduce the radiation dose delivered to the anterior rectum by creating a space when injected between the rectum and the prostate bed in men receiving definitive external beam radiation therapy (intensity-modulated radiation therapy) for recurrence of prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy.
A prospective, randomized, controlled, single-masked multicenter study.
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects will be injected Barrigel between the rectum and prostate bed using transrectal ultrasound for guidance.
Device: Barrigel · Device: Transrectal Ultrasound
Subjects randomized to the control group will not receive Barrigel but will have a Transrectal ultrasound probe inserted to simulate that aspect of the injection of Barrigel.
Device: Transrectal Ultrasound
Barrigel is an absorbable gel based on Non-Animal Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid (NASHA™) that is injected into the peri-rectal space
All subjects will have a transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) conducted. In the control subjects this will act as a sham procedure. For the investigational subjects, the TRUS will be used to visualize the placement of the needle
Reduction in volume of rectum receiving radiation dose
Investigational subjects only: Achievement of a ≥ 25% change in reduction in the volume of rectum receiving 90% of the prescription dose in 70% of the subjects.
Time frame: 3 months
Grade 2 Toxicities
Test whether the use of the Barrigel spacer does not increase the incidence of acute grade 2+ GI toxicity within the first 3 months, which will be assessed using the proportion of subjects who have one or more incidences of acute grade 2+ GI toxicity within the first 3 months.
Time frame: 3 Months
Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) bowel QOL
Evaluate the change in Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) Bowel Assessment composite score (from baseline within 3 months after completion of radiation therapy. The EPIC is graded on a 12 point scale, with a higher score indicating a higher outcome.
Time frame: 3 months
Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) Urinary QOL
Evaluate the change in Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) Urinary Assessment composite score from baseline within 3 months after completion of radiation therapy. The EPIC is graded on a 12 point scale, with a higher score indicating a higher outcome.
Time frame: 3 months
Adverse Events
All adverse events
Time frame: 3 months
Plan to share: Yes — Data will be submitted to FDA as part of a 510(k). Study data will be shared with other researchers for analysis and reporting after FDA clearance, including protocol, SAP, CSR, and raw data.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Csr, Analytic code
No publications or documents are linked to this record.
Eligibility is decided by the study team. Share this record with your doctor or contact the team directly.
Contact study teamGet an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.
Palette Life Sciences, Inc.