Tiny study aims to teach computers to spot prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT02618200
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study collected MRI and 3D ultrasound images from 2 men with prostate cancer who had their prostate removed. The goal was to create a database that could later be used to train a computer system to detect cancer without needing a biopsy. This is a very early step in developing a new diagnostic tool.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this database could help researchers build a computer system that better detects prostate cancer without needing a biopsy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 2 participants. It only created the database; the actual diagnostic system has not been built or tested yet.
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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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2 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2016
- Finished
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Aug 2017
- 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: * Patient referred for radical prostatectomy * Patient with multiparametric prostate MRI (3T) performed in our institution (Edouard Herriot Hospital) in the year preceding the surgery * Informed consent signed * Patient affiliated to the French Health Insurance system Exclusion Criteria: * History of prostatic surgery or radiation therapy (prostatic or pelvic) * History of hormone therapy for prostate cancer * Previous surgery of the abdomino-perineal region, or other contraindication for transrectal ultrasound * Patient on protection of the court, under supervision or under trusteeship * Inability to express a consent
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Edouard Herriot - Service Service de radiologie
Lyon, 69437, France
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