Feasibility and Therapeutic Potential of Free Fat Grafts in the Treatment of Urethral Strictures

NCT ID: NCT04161365

Last Updated: 2021-05-26

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-05-28

Study Completion Date

2023-03-31

Brief Summary

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In this study the investigators investigate the feasibility and therapeutic potential of free autologous fat grafting combined to direct visual urethrotomy (DVIU) in the treatment of urethral strictures.

Detailed Description

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In this study the investigators wish to proof the concept of free fat grafting into urethral stricture via urethroscope. The investigators will recruit twenty male patients suffering from (endoscopy proven) benign stricture of spongy urethra. All recruited patients have undergone at least one direct visual internal urethrotomy (DVIU) before recruitment. IPSS-score and uroflowmetry are recorded upon recruitment. The IPSS-score is repeated one day preoperatively. Urine sample is gathered for bacterial and cytological analysis. Prophylactic single dose levofloxacin antibiotic is orally administered before operation.

The operation is performed in the operation room by one urologist and one surgeon under general anesthesia. First abdominal liposuction (roughly 20 ml) and fat graft preparation is performed. The fat graft is processed into nano-fat using Tulip GEMS Single-Use NanoTransfer Set. Then urethroscopy is performed, urethral stricture is visually graded (location, length, lumen), photographed, DVIU performed and nano fat graft (0,1-0,5ml) injected to stricture site beneath the mucosal layer at three locations. Urinary Foley ch 18 catheter is inserted. Patients are discharged the next day. Urinary catheter is removed after 20 hours.

Patients are contacted by phone 1 week after the operation. Post-operative symptoms are recorded and the patients are requested to contact the researcher if needed. Patient records are screened for pre- and postoperative symptoms, medication, long term illnesses and possible postoperative contacts to the hospital.

Three months later uroflowmetry, urethroscopy and IPSS-questionnaire are repeated. Stricture site is photographed and visually graded. In case of symptomatic re-stricture, the DVIU and fat grafting is repeated once. After 12 months uroflowmetry and IPSS-questionnaire are repeated. In case of suspected re-stricture the urethroscopy is repeated. Follow-up time is 12 months from the last fat graft injection.

Trial starts in fall 2019. The clinical studies have been completed and the data analysis and writing of the manuscript will be finalized in 2022.

Conditions

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Urethral Stricture Fat Graft

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Urethral stricture patients

Patients suffering from urethral stricture are treated with direct visual internal urethrotomy (DVIU). Free fat graft is gathered from the abdominal subcutaneous fat. Fat graft is prepared and injected to the stricture site.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Direct visual urethrotomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Urethral stricture is treated with urethrotomy under visual control

Autologous fat grafting

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Autologous fat graft is gathered and injected to stricture

Interventions

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Direct visual urethrotomy

Urethral stricture is treated with urethrotomy under visual control

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Autologous fat grafting

Autologous fat graft is gathered and injected to stricture

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Urethral stricture that has re-occurred at least once.

Exclusion Criteria

* Malignant etiology of urethral stricture
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hannes Kortekangas

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hannes Kortekangas

Gastrointestinal surgeon / Consultant in Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Pauliina Hartiala, Surgeon

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Turku University Hospital

Locations

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Turku University Hospital

Turku, , Finland

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Finland

Central Contacts

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Hannes Kortekangas, Surgeon

Role: CONTACT

+35823139192

Facility Contacts

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Hannes A Kortekangas, MD

Role: primary

+35823139192

Other Identifiers

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UREGRAFT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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