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Brief Title: Prostate Cancer Treatment Following Radiation Failure With High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
Official Title: Feasibility Study for Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer Treatment Following Radiation Failure With High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
Study ID: NCT00318240
Brief Summary: This is a feasibility study to determine safety and the ability of HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound)to selectively destroy prostate cancer tissue in men who demonstrate local recurrence of prostate cancer following radiation treatment.
Detailed Description: This is a feasibility study to determine the safety and the ability of HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound)to selectively destroy prostate cancer tissue in men who demonstrate local recurrence of prostate cancer following radiation treatment. All participants will receive treatment with HIFU and be monitored closely for recurrence of disease (if any),quality of life and adverse events.
Minimum Age: 40 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: MALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
Name: Dr. Joseph Chin
Affiliation: Western University, Canada
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR