A second look: MRI screening may spot hidden prostate cancers
NCT ID NCT07762911
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows men who had a negative prostate cancer screening about five years ago. They will undergo a repeat MRI and PSA test to see if any clinically significant prostate cancers have developed. The goal is to learn whether repeat screening is valuable and how often it should be done. The findings could help reduce unnecessary biopsies while still catching dangerous cancers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- biparametric magnetic resonance imaging (bpMRI) of the prostate
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish an optimal interval for repeat MRI-based prostate cancer screening, reducing unnecessary biopsies while catching dangerous cancers early.
- What could go wrong
- The study is observational and relatively small, and the benefit of repeat screening may not be confirmed. MRI can also miss some cancers or lead to false alarms.
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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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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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50 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * "well-informed men" with the wish for prostate cancer screening: * prostate biopsy naïve * life expectancy \> 10 years * Paticipant in the VISIONING study Exclusion Criteria: * prostate volume \> 80ml * acute urinary tract infection UTI * NIH-CPSI score over or equal to19 * IPSS score over or equal to 20 (leads to initiation of urologic diagnostics and treatment) * life expectancy \< 10 years
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Basel, Urology
RECRUITINGBasel, Canton of Basel-City, 4031, Switzerland
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