Radiographers take on prostate MRI decisions to ease specialist shortage
NCT ID NCT06672926
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to see if specially trained radiographers can make decisions about prostate MRI scans as well as radiologists. The goal is to reduce the need for contrast injections and extra scans, making care faster and more efficient. The study will involve 1600 patients and compare the decisions made by radiographers with those of radiologists.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 1,600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
Uro-radiologists will be asked to take part, along with radiographers and members of a prostate cancer charity group
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * MRI radiographers in University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) and or University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) with over 5 years' experience in MRI of the prostate. * Radiographers from UHNM or UHDB who have completed an online and hands on study specific training materials before the testing phase. * Retrospective data of 800 patients each from UHNM and UHDB who have had mpMRI and went on to have a biopsy. Exclusion Criteria: * Non-MRI radiographers. * Radiographers who did not completed an online and hands on study specific training materials before the testing phase. * Non-mpMRI.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
RECRUITINGStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom
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