Ejaculatory Behavior and Seminal Vesicle Size During Radical Prostatectomy

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age18+
SponsorNational Taiwan University Hospital

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if recent ejaculation or abstinence before surgery affects seminal vesicle size and dissection-related surgical factors in adult men with prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does ejaculation within 36 hours before surgery reduce seminal vesicle size compared to abstinence of 72 hours or more?

Does seminal vesicle size affect the ease or difficulty of surgical dissection during radical prostatectomy?

Researchers will compare an ejaculation group to an abstinence group to see if seminal vesicle volume and intraoperative surgical parameters differ between them.

Participants will:

Follow specific instructions to either ejaculate or abstain before surgery

Undergo a transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) to measure seminal vesicle size after anesthesia but before surgery

Have their surgical dissection time and difficulty rated by the operating surgeon

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Male patients aged 18 years or older

Histologically confirmed prostate cancer

Scheduled for radical prostatectomy

Able and willing to comply with assigned ejaculation or abstinence protocol

Disqualifiers

Prior bilateral seminal vesicle resection or congenital absence of seminal vesicles

Anatomical abnormalities preventing SV identification

Hormone therapy within 6 months before surgery

Inability to recall ejaculation history in the past 3 days

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Recent Ejaculation
  • Preoperative Abstinence

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups