A trial looking at high intensity focused ultrasound to treat only areas of the prostate gland that contain cancer (INDEX)

Please note

This trial is no longer recruiting patients. We hope to add results when they are available.

Overview

Cancer types:

Prostate cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial is looking at using high frequency sound waves (high intensity focused ultrasound or HIFU) to treat areas of cancer in the prostate. The trial is for men with prostate cancer that is medium to high risk of spreading, but hasn’t spread beyond the prostate.

Recruitment start: 1 November 2014

Recruitment end: 31 December 2018