Mobicox: Study of Meloxicam to Reduce Prostate Swelling in Permanent Seed Prostate Brachytherapy

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Swelling of the prostate can occur during and after a brachytherapy. This swelling can cause urinary problems ranging from difficulty voiding to urinary retention. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Mobicox started one week before brachytherapy and then continued afterwards is more effective in reducing the risk of needing a catheter than Mobicox given only afterwards...

Brief Summary

Official Title: “A Comparison of 2 Schedules of Meloxicam to Reduce Prostate Swelling in Permanent Seed Prostate Brachytherapy - A Randomized Phase III Trial”

Swelling of the prostate can occur during and after a brachytherapy. This swelling can cause urinary problems ranging from difficulty voiding to urinary retention. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Mobicox started one week before brachytherapy and then continued afterwards is more effective in reducing the risk of needing a catheter than Mobicox given only afterwards.

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design: Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Study Primary Completion Date: May 2009

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: Meloxicam

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • To compare 2 schedules of MeloxicamTM given in the peri-operative period to reduce prostate swelling after permanent seed implantation for prostate cancer

Secondary Measures

  • To determine the influence of different timing of MeloxicamTM administration on urinary toxicity and biochemical response after permanent seed implantation for prostate cancer

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Eligible to receive prostate brachytherapy as per the Ontario Provincial Guidelines will be eligible for this study (i.e. prostate specific antigen [PSA] < 10, Gleason score <7, Stage <= T2a)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients already taking anti-inflammatory drugs
  • Patients with allergic-type reactions, including asthma and urticaria, to aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (see product information)

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Male

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Investigator Information

Lead Investigator: University Health Network, Toronto Other

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Juanita Crook, MD Principal Investigator Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 12, 2012

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00152919

Study ID Number: UHN REB 03-0840-C

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00152919

Health Authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee

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