Can an anti-inflammatory drug prevent urethral stricture recurrence?
Part of Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This trial tests if taking a COX-2 inhibitor (a type of anti-inflammatory) after a procedure to widen a narrowed urethra can lower the chances of the narrowing coming back. It may help men with a short first-time stricture.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- Your stricture (narrowing) is 1.5 cm or shorter.
- This is your first or second time having this problem treated.
- You have not had a broken pelvis that damaged your urethra.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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