Randomized AmnioFix Study During Radical Prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title: Neurovascular Bundle Protection With an Amnion/Chorion Membrane Allograft to Improve Postoperative Functional Recovery: A Randomized Comparison to Standard Techniques

Status Withdrawn

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn about the safety and the effectiveness of using AmnioFix® (dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane, also called dHACM) to help improve the return of erectile function and bladder control in patients after robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP).

dHACM is a section of tissue made from part of the placenta donated by a mother during a C-section. It looks like a small piece of tissue paper and is wrapped around the nerve bundles in the surgical area. The tissue may help the body's normal healing process.

Clinical Trial Description

Study Groups:

If participant is eligible and agrees to take part in the study, they will be randomly assigned (as in the flip of a coin) to 1 of 2 groups. Participant will have an equal chance of being in either group. This is done because no one knows if one study group is better, the same, or worse than the other group:

• If participant is in Group 1, they will have RARP with dHACM.

• If participant is in Group 2, they will have RARP alone.

Participant will not be told which group they are assigned to until they reach the end of the study. Participant will sign a separate consent form for the surgery that explains the risks.

During Surgery:

If participant is in Group 1, the dHACM will be wrapped around the nerve bundles at the end of the surgery.

For both groups, during the surgery, participant's surgeon may decide that RARP is not possible. In this case, participant will be taken off the study and dHACM will not be used.

Information will also be collected during participant's surgery, such as details about their surgery, their hospital stay, and about any side effects that they may have.

Study Visits:

Participant will visit the study doctor for their standard follow-up visits after surgery at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. At these visits, participant will complete the same questionnaire they completed at screening.

At 24 months, participant's medical chart will be reviewed or they will be called on the phone to learn if the disease came back. If participant is called, the call should last about 5-10 minutes.

Length of Study Participation:

Patient's participation in the study will be over after the 24-month medical chart review or call.

This is an investigational study. The dHACM is commercially available for use in various types of surgeries. Its use in prostate surgery to help improve the return of erectile function and bladder control in patients after RARP is investigational.

Up to 100 participants will be enrolled in this study. All will take part at MD Anderson. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Prostate Cancer
• Prostatic Neoplasms

• NCT number: NCT02645591
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: November 2016