Rectal and urethral flora in patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy: clinical implications.

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: rinary tract infections; Infectious complications of transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy; Prostate cancer; Prostatitis; Urinary tract infections; Infection - Other infectious diseases; Renal and Urogenital - Other renal and urogenital disorders; Cancer - Prostate; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000149763
• Lead Sponsor: Sotirios Gatsos

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-01-28
• Study Completion: 2022-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 141

Inclusion Criteria

Male patients with clinical and/or laboratory findings indicative of prostate cancer, namely abnormal digital rectal examination findings, elevated prostate specific antigen and suspicious imaging. Also, patients with previous non diagnostic biopsies who undergo a repeat biopsy.

Exclusion Criteria

Presence of indwelling bladder catheter.
Inability to receive the proposed antibiotic prophylaxis (i.e allergies).
Patients subjected to saturation biopsy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified