New ultrasound technique could rival MRI for prostate cancer detection
NCT ID NCT05220501
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a new, high-resolution ultrasound (micro-ultrasound) can find aggressive prostate cancers as well as MRI does during biopsy. Over 800 men with suspected prostate cancer were randomly assigned to one of three biopsy guidance methods. The goal was to see which approach best detects cancers that need treatment, potentially offering a simpler and cheaper alternative to MRI.
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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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804 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 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: * Men indicated for prostate biopsy due to elevated Prostate Specific Antigen and/or abnormal Digital Rectal Examination * No history of prior prostate biopsy * No history of genitourinary cancer, including prostate cancer * 18 years or older * No contraindications to biopsy * No contraindications to mpMRI * No history of mpMRI for clinical investigation of prostate cancer within 12 months prior to screening and enrollment in the study Exclusion Criteria: * History of prior prostate biopsy * History of genitourinary cancer, including prostate cancer * Contraindications to biopsy * Contraindications to mpMRI
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Carolina Urologic Research Center
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572, United States
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Centre Hospitàlier Martigues, Hôpitaux de Provence
Martigues, France
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Hopital Delta
Brussels, Belgium
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Humanitas
Milan, Italy
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Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
Montreal, Quebec, H1T 2M4, Canada
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Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, H4J 1C5, Canada
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ICUA Madrid
Madrid, Spain
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Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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L'Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Paris, France
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Madrid ROC
Madrid, 28010, Spain
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Ordensklinikum Elisabethinen
Linz, Austria
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ProUro
Berlin, Germany
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M4N3M5, Canada
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UCLA
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University Health Network - Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G1Z1, Canada
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University of Brandenburg
Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, Germany
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University of Florida Health
Gainsville, Florida, 32611, United States
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University of Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Saxony-Anholt, 39120, Germany
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University of Tuebingen
Tübingen, Germany
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Urologica Clinica Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain
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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
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