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Prostate Testing for Cancer and Treatment (ProtecT) Feasibility Study

Completed
Conditions
Prostate cancer
Cancer
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Registration Number
ISRCTN08435261
Lead Sponsor
Department of Health (UK)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

Men aged 50-69 years from specific primary care centres in the three cities were invited to attend a 30-minute prostate check clinic appointment in which they were informed about the study and asked to consent to a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. Men with a raised PSA (initially =3.0 ng/ml if 50?59 years; =4.0 ng/ml if 60?69 years; but changed to =3.0 ng/ml for all men after 1 year) were invited for biopsy. Men with confirmed localised prostate cancer were invited to participate in a randomised trial of recruitment strategies.

Exclusion Criteria

Men considered by the GP to be unfit for any of the potential treatments (ie those terminally ill or with serious co-morbidity).

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary outcome was the proportion of patients accepting randomisation to the treatment trial. Number of eligible patients randomised by nurses and urologists
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cost effectiveness of nurses and urologists
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