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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02241122
Date of registration: 12/09/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Turku University Hospital
Public title: MRI and Biomarkers in Prostate Cancer Multi-IMPROD
Scientific title: Improved Prostate Cancer Diagnosis - Combination of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Targeted Biopsies and Biomarkers (Multi-institutional Study)
Date of first enrolment: April 2015
Target sample size: 350
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02241122
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Diagnostic. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Finland
Contacts
Name:     Peter Boström, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Department of Urology, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age: 18 to 85 years

- Clinical suspicion of prostate cancer, based on: serum level of PSA from 2,5 ng/ml to
20 ng/ml in two following measurements and/or abnormal digital rectal examination

- Mental status: Patients must be able to understand the meaning of the study

- Informed consent: The patient must sign the appropriate Ethics Committee (EC) approved
informed consent documents in the presence of the designated staff

Exclusion Criteria:

- previous prostate biopsies within 6 months

- previous diagnosis of prostate carcinoma

- previous prostate surgeries, e.g. TURP (transurethral prostatic resection)

- symptomatic of acute prostatitis

- contraindications for MRI (cardiac pacemaker, intracranial clips etc)

- uncontrolled serious infection

- claustrophobia

- hip replacement surgery or other metal implants in the pelvic area



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 85 Years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Prostate Cancer
Intervention(s)
Procedure: prostate biopsy
Primary Outcome(s)
Diagnostic accuracy of biparametric MRI (T2wi+DWI) in prostate cancer diagnosis [Time Frame: 18 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Diagnostic accuracy of selected tissue, urine, and blood biomarkers for prostate cancer diagnosis [Time Frame: 18 months]
Secondary ID(s)
72/1801/2014
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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