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

Summary

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.

Timeline

Start

2004-02

Primary completion

2009-05

Completion

2009-05

Publications

• Crook J, Patil N, Wallace K, Borg J, Zhou D, Ma C, Pond G. A phase III randomized trial of the timing of meloxicam with iodine-125 prostate brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Jun 1;77(2):496-501. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.04.078. Epub 2010 Mar 28.

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