Barrigel® PPRT (Post-Prostatectomy Radiation Therapy) Trial

NCT ID: NCT06496256

Last Updated: 2025-05-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

84 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-10-31

Study Completion Date

2027-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Prostate Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Prospective, randomized, controlled, single-blinded multicenter study
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
All subjects who sign a consent and meet inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomized to the treatment or the control arm.

Study Groups

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Treatment Arms

Subjects will be injected Barrigel between the rectum and prostate bed using transrectal ultrasound for guidance.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Barrigel

Intervention Type DEVICE

Barrigel is an absorbable gel based on Non-Animal Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid (NASHA™) that is injected into the peri-rectal space

Transrectal Ultrasound

Intervention Type DEVICE

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

Control Arm

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.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Transrectal Ultrasound

Intervention Type DEVICE

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

Interventions

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Barrigel

Barrigel is an absorbable gel based on Non-Animal Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid (NASHA™) that is injected into the peri-rectal space

Intervention Type DEVICE

Transrectal Ultrasound

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

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age ≥ 18 years
2. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
3. Prostatectomy surgeon notes specifying successful bilateral nerve Sparing procedure
4. Documentation of an intra or interfascial radical prostatectomy
5. Confirmed diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate treated primarily with radical prostatectomy with pN0 or pNX pathologic stage
6. No radiographic evidence of local, regional, or distant metastatic disease via PSMA PET or Axumin fluciclovine F18 scan
7. Prostate specific antigen (PSA) 0.1 ng/mL or higher
8. Intent to receive definitive radiation therapy to the prostate bed
9. Written informed consent for study participation prior to study enrollment

Exclusion Criteria

1. Known allergy to hyaluronic acid
2. Pathologic T4 disease
3. Prior local prostate cancer therapy including cryotherapy or brachytherapy.
4. Prior post-prostatectomy or pelvic radiation therapy
5. Planned elective pelvic lymph node radiation therapy
6. Prior anorectal surgery (e.g. low anterior resection, abdominoperineal resection, absence of a rectum)
7. Inflammatory bowel disease requiring treatment with steroids (e.g. Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
8. Active connective tissue disorder including lupus or scleroderma
9. Any urogenital abnormality that could limit the ability to access the Barrigel injection site
10. White blood cell count \<4000/uL or \>12,000/uL.
11. Hemoglobin \<10 g/dL (transfusion or other intervention to achieve this is acceptable).
12. Active bleeding disorder or clinically significant coagulopathy defined as PTT \>35 seconds or INR \>1.4 or platelet count \<100,000/mm3.
13. Serum AST/ALT \>2.5 times the institutional upper limit of normal
14. Creatinine \>2.0 mg/dL
15. Bilirubin \>2.0 mg/dL
16. History of chronic renal failure.
17. History of uncontrolled diabetes (e.g. symptomatic hyperglycemia that is not controlled with medical management; fasting blood glucose \>300 mg/dL).
18. History of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Patients with controlled HIV infection (CD4+ T-cell counts ≥ 350 cells/µL) and no history of AIDS-defining opportunistic infections may be included.
19. Contraindication to having an MRI or PSMA/PET scan (e.g. non-MRI compatible device).
20. Presence of bilateral hip implants, although unilateral hip implant may be permissible if the implant is MRI compatible and does not produce artifact that interferes with any requirements of the study protocol
21. Subject unable or unwilling to comply with study requirements
22. Any condition that in the investigator's opinion would prevent administration or completion of study therapy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Teleflex

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Palette Life Sciences, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Summit Health

Clifton, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Urology Austin

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Houston Metro Urology

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

GenesisCare Ringwood

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Australia

Central Contacts

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Joseph Onokwai, MD, MPH, PhD

Role: CONTACT

7738864397

Cliff Kline

Role: CONTACT

8054569653

Facility Contacts

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Martin King, MD

Role: primary

Role: backup

Kelly Ritter

Role: primary

903-361-0748

Jocelyn Remuska

Role: backup

Jennifer Penshorn, RN

Role: primary

512-737-9840

Rebecca Rodriquez

Role: backup

Michelle Starman

Role: primary

+388703388

Other Identifiers

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0423-0001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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