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Laser Outcomes Associated With (Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate) HoLEP Procedures
Sponsor: Northwestern University
Summary
The primary aim is to assess the impact of laser setting frequency and wattage during holmium laser enucleation of the prostate. There is currently no gold-standard laser settings for HoLEP procedures. In the investigator's current high-volume practice, the following settings for enucleation are: 2j 50hz. These settings are conventional settings, but there is no literature to prove optimal laser settings. The investigators hypothesizes that utilization of higher laser settings may be associated with a clinically significant (defined as \> 10%) decrease in procedural time without any detrimental postoperative outcomes, and a utilization of lower laser settings may be associated with a clinically significant (defined as \>10%) reduction in postoperative irritative voiding symptoms without any detrimental postoperative outcomes.
Official title: Laser Outcomes Associated With HoLEP Procedures
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
18 Years - 89 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2024-03-04
Completion Date
2026-08-30
Last Updated
2024-11-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
HoLEP
Patients will be randomized to one of the laser energy groups day of surgery.
Locations (1)
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, United States