NCT06420115

Can Needle Size Improve Cancer Detection Rate of Transperineal MRI Target Prostate Biopsy Without Affecting Side Effects?

AOP2780 - Can Needle Size Improve Cancer Detection Rate of Transperineal MRI Target Prostate Biopsy Without Affecting Side Effects?

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 580 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Hospital Padova · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Differences in terms of diagnostic capability and side effects related to the needle caliber used for prostate biopsy sampling in patients with suspected prostate cancer

Detailed description

To assess whether a larger caliber (16G) prostate biopsy needle increases the diagnostic capability of prostate neoplasia compared to a smaller caliber (18G) needle, while keeping perioperative complications constant.

Conditions

• Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	different needle size for prostate biopsy	MRI Fusion Transperineal Prostate Biopsy

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-01
• Completion: 2026-05-30
• First posted: 2024-05-17
• Last updated: 2025-03-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy