Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Outcome Measure:

The primary aim is confirmation of the feasibility and safety using an improved, more efficient and less labor intensive cooling balloon in patients undergoing hypothermic nerve-sparing RLP.

Outcome Time Frame:

During and 6 hours post surgery

Safety Issue:

Yes

Principal Investigator

Thomas Ahlering, MD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

University of California, Irvine

Authority:

United States: Institutional Review Board

Study ID:

2008-6397

NCT ID:

NCT00915031

Start Date:

August 2008

Completion Date:

January 2015

Related Keywords:

• Prostate Cancer
• Robotic prostatectomy
• Hypothermia
• Potency
• Hypothermia
• Prostatic Neoplasms