NCT02006303.

Study name	Prostatic artery embolization versus 532 nm green light PVP for catheterized patients
Methods	Study design: parallel randomized controlled trial (open label) Setting/Country: multicenter / Canada
Participants	Inclusion criteria: Male subjects, over 50 years of age at the time of enrollment Subjects referred to urology for BPH leading to permanent indwelling bladder catheters and are considered poor surgical candidates Written informed consent to participate in the study Ability to comply with the requirements of the study procedures
Interventions	Group A: PAE Group B: Green light PVP
Outcomes	Primary outcome Ability of the patient to void after removal of the urethral catheter Secondary outcomes Patient subjective satisfaction evaluated by the IPSS Degree of prostatic size reduction evaluated by MRI Change in Qmax Change in PVR Change in PSA
Starting date	December 2013
Contact information	mostafa.elhilali@muhc.mcgill.ca
Notes	The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years. Sponsor: Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada