New MRI-Ultrasound fusion aims to sharpen prostate cancer detection
NCT ID NCT05064111
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new software that combines MRI images with real-time ultrasound to guide prostate biopsies. The goal is to help doctors more accurately detect and locate aggressive prostate cancer early. About 100 men scheduled for a standard prostate biopsy will take part. The research focuses on improving diagnosis, not on treating the cancer itself.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- image fusion software
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make prostate cancer biopsies more accurate, helping doctors find aggressive cancers earlier and choose better treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study testing a software add-on, not a new treatment. The trial is currently suspended, and the software is not yet FDA-approved, so results may not lead to immediate changes in practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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.
Who is studied
Adult male patients undergoing diagnostic work up for suspected or recurrent prostate cancer as standard of care.
- 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: 1. Able to give informed consent 2. Male - age \> 18 3. mpMRI within the previous 6 months (PIRADS 3,4,5, all stages of PCa) 4. Scheduled for TRUS biopsy for prostate lesion or mass Exclusion Criteria: 1. Age under 18 years of age. 2. Female 3. Pre-existing blood dyscrasias 4. Inability to perform TRUS due to anal sphincter closure/surgery 5. Patients needing general anesthesia 6. Patients allergic to lidocaine 7. Patients allergic or unable to take antibiotics
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
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