What this phase means
This study does not use the classic phase 1–4 drug ladder. It may be a device, a behavior program, a surgery timing study, or an early feasibility test.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Aquablation Therapy, or Active Surveillance. The registry lists allocation as randomized. The WATER IV study is a multicenter, prospective, randomly assigned clinical trial that aims to measure the safety and how well it works of Aquablation therapy in men with localized prostate cancer.
They plan to enroll about 333 people at 28 sites. Taking part typically means using or being fitted with a device plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
WATER IV Prostate Cancer: Aquablation Versus Active Surveillance for the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer
Interventions: Aquablation Therapy, Active Surveillance
Primary outcome (registry wording): Freedom from GG ≥ 2