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Brief Title: Athermal Nerve-sparing During Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy Using a Hemostatic Matrix.
Official Title: Prospective Randomized Investigation of Athermal Nerve-sparing During Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Using a Hemostatic Gelatin-thrombin Matrix
Study ID: NCT01448798
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of a hemostatic gelatine-thrombin matrix during athermal nerve-sparing prostate resection compared to conventional hemostasis using electrocautery in patients with localized prostate cancer and to investigate effects on postoperative erectile function and continence.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: MALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt/M., , Germany
Name: Axel Haferkamp, Prof.
Affiliation: Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospitals, Germany
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR