A New Drug for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Compared With Placebo

NCT ID: NCT00224120

Last Updated: 2009-12-15

Study Results

Results available

Outcome measurements, participant flow, baseline characteristics, and adverse events have been published for this study.

View full results

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

462 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-05-31

Study Completion Date

2006-05-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

A new drug for benign prostatic hyperplasia is compared to placebo for to determine if it is safe and effective. The study lasts approximately 20 weeks.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

This will be a multi-center, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel, 12 week treatment trial in men with signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. the following procedures are utilized: physical exams, electrocardiograms, clinical laboratory tests, vital signs, the Internation Prostate Symptom Score, maximum urine flow rate, pharmacokinetics, adverse events, concomitant medications, quality of life, and compliance.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Keywords

Explore important study keywords that can help with search, categorization, and topic discovery.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia, alpha blocker

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Silodosin

Silodosin 8 mg/Day with food

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Silodosin

Intervention Type DRUG

8 mg daily for 12 weeks

Placebo

Matching placebo capsule once daily with food

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

One capsule daily for 12 weeks

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Silodosin

8 mg daily for 12 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

One capsule daily for 12 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

Discover alternative or legacy names that may be used to describe the listed interventions across different sources.

Rapaflo

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Males in good general health and at least 50 years of age, with symptoms of moderate to severe BPH.

Exclusion Criteria

* Medical conditions that would confound the efficacy evaluation.
* Medical conditions in which it would be unsafe to use an alpha-blocker.
* The use of concomitant drugs that would confound the efficacy evaluation.
* The use of concomitant drugs that would be unsafe with this alpha-blocker.
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Watson Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Watson Laboratories, Inc.

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Lawrence Hill, PharmD, RPh

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Watson Pharmaceuticals

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Carmichael, California, United States

Site Status

Fresno, California, United States

Site Status

Laguna Woods, California, United States

Site Status

San Bernardino, California, United States

Site Status

Tarzana, California, United States

Site Status

Torrance, California, United States

Site Status

New Port Richey, Florida, United States

Site Status

Ocala, Florida, United States

Site Status

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

Plantation, Florida, United States

Site Status

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Melrose Park, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Evansville, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Site Status

Greenbelt, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Site Status

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Site Status

Albany, New York, United States

Site Status

Garden City, New York, United States

Site Status

Kingston, New York, United States

Site Status

Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

Site Status

Concord, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Site Status

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Site Status

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

United States

References

Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.

Marks LS, Gittelman MC, Hill LA, Volinn W, Hoel G. Rapid efficacy of the highly selective alpha1A-adrenoceptor antagonist silodosin in men with signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia: pooled results of 2 phase 3 studies. J Urol. 2009 Jun;181(6):2634-40. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.034. Epub 2009 Apr 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19371887 (View on PubMed)

Marks LS, Gittelman MC, Hill LA, Volinn W, Hoel G. Rapid efficacy of the highly selective alpha(1A)-adrenoceptor antagonist silodosin in men with signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia: pooled results of 2 phase 3 studies. J Urol. 2013 Jan;189(1 Suppl):S122-8. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.11.020.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23234617 (View on PubMed)

Roehrborn CG, Kaplan SA, Lepor H, Volinn W. Symptomatic and urodynamic responses in patients with reduced or no seminal emission during silodosin treatment for LUTS and BPH. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2011 Jun;14(2):143-8. doi: 10.1038/pcan.2010.46. Epub 2010 Dec 7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21135869 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

SI04010

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id