Assessment of Efficacy of Vardenafil in the Treatment of Subjects With Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Bayer
Information provided by:	Bayer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00657839

Purpose

Assessment of efficacy of vardenafil in the treatment of subjects with symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.

The purpose of this study is to find out whether vardenafil can improve the lower urinary tract symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia after 8 weeks of daily administration of 10 mg BID.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia	Drug: Levitra (Vardenafil, BAY38-9456) Drug: Placebo	Phase II

Drug Information available for: Vardenafil

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center, Parallel Group Study to Assess the Efficacy of Vardenafil in the Treatment of Subjects With Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Further study details as provided by Bayer:

Primary Outcome Measures:

International Prostate Symptom Score and maximal urinary flow [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

International Prostate Symptom Score, storing and voiding subscore [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
IIEF-EF domains score [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Safety and tolerability [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Enrollment:	222
Study Start Date:	October 2005
Study Completion Date:	June 2006

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Arm 1: Experimental	Drug: Levitra (Vardenafil, BAY38-9456) 10 mg Vardenafil bid
Arm 2: Placebo Comparator	Drug: Placebo Matching placebo

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	45 Years to 64 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Males 45 to 64 years of age
Lower urinary tract symptoms > 6 months
International Prostate Symptom Score > 12

Exclusion Criteria:

Prostate Specific Antigen > 3 ng/ml
Residual urine volume > 150 ml
History of myocardial infarction, stroke or life-threatening arrhythmia within the prior 6 months
Nitrate use
Other exclusion criteria apply acc. to Summary of Product Characteristics

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00657839

Locations

Germany, Baden-Württemberg / 277

Biberach, Baden-Württemberg / 277, Germany, 88400
Germany, Bayern / 280

Weiden, Bayern / 280, Germany, 92637

München, Bayern / 280, Germany, 81925

Starnberg, Bayern / 280, Germany, 82319

Rosenheim, Bayern / 280, Germany, 83022
Germany, Hamburg / 287

Hamburg, Hamburg / 287, Germany, 20354

Hamburg, Hamburg / 287, Germany, 20251
Germany, Hessen / 307

Marburg, Hessen / 307, Germany, 35039
Germany, Niedersachsen / 292

Tostedt, Niedersachsen / 292, Germany, 21255
Germany, Niedersachsen / 293

Osnabrück, Niedersachsen / 293, Germany, 49076
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen / 296

Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen / 296, Germany, 40210
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen / 331

Leverkusen, Nordrhein-Westfalen / 331, Germany, 51373
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen / 481

Mülheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen / 481, Germany, 45468
Germany, Sachsen / 313

Leipzig, Sachsen / 313, Germany, 04105
Germany, Schleswig-Holstein / 306

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein / 306, Germany, 24105

Sponsors and Collaborators

Bayer

Investigators

Study Director:

Bayer Study Director

Bayer

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Responsible Party:	Bayer Vital GmbH ( Therapeutic Area Head )
Study ID Numbers:	11863, EudraCT No. 2005-002796-32
Study First Received:	April 9, 2008
Last Updated:	November 6, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00657839
Health Authority:	Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

Keywords provided by Bayer:

Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
Vardenafil
Genital Disease
Male: Signs and symptoms of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Hyperplasia
Vardenafil

Prostatic Diseases
Prostatic Hyperplasia
Genital Diseases, Male

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
Pathologic Processes
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Enzyme Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009