Will patients trust AI to spot prostate cancer? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07074405
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study surveyed 51 men with localized prostate cancer and their healthcare providers in Belgium, Italy, and Spain. The goal was to understand how acceptable artificial intelligence (AI) is as a tool to help diagnose prostate cancer, and whether people are willing to share their health data to develop such AI. Participants filled out an online questionnaire about their views on AI benefits, risks, and their intentions to use it.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- questionnaire
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help design AI tools that patients and doctors trust, improving prostate cancer diagnosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed survey study. It does not test any treatment or AI tool itself, so results may not apply to real-world use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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51 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * over 18 years; * with diagnose of localized prostate cancer; * consent to the study. Exclusion Criteria: * not speaking French; * diagnosed with metastatic cancer from the outset; * terminally ill; * people suffering from mental retardation, dementia or altered state of consciousness.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Liege
Liège, Belgium
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