New rapid PSA test could speed up prostate cancer detection
NCT ID NCT00853710
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a simple, rapid PSA blood test that gives results in minutes, comparing it to the standard lab PSA test. Researchers enrolled 94 men with prostate cancer or benign prostate disease. The goal was to see if the quick test is accurate enough for screening. If it works well, it could make prostate cancer screening more accessible.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- rapid prostate specific antigen (PSA) assay
- What this could lead to
- If accurate, this rapid test could make prostate cancer screening faster and simpler, possibly in a doctor's office without sending blood to a lab.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed validation study, not a treatment trial. The rapid test may not be as accurate as the standard lab test, and results may not apply to all populations.
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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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94 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Mar 2009
- Finished
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Jul 2009
- 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: * Patients followed for prostate cancer or symptomatic benign prostatic disease, and for who a PSA assay is indicated. * Patients must have given informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients followed for a disease other than prostatic.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Rene Huguenin
Saint-Cloud, 92210, France
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