U.S., Sept. 30 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07847385) titled 'Tractography-Guided Nerve-Sparing in Prostate Cancer' on Aug. 31.
Brief Summary: Radical prostatectomy (RP) is an effective treatment leading to a high rate of oncological control. However, despite advances in robot-assisted RP, the genito-urinary function, especially erectile function and urinary continence, may be significantly impaired after surgery.
Our study aims to characterize and map the nerve fibers surrounding the prostate before and after surgery using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DTI), a non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique. This relatively new technology, combined with the 3D tractog...