Prostate volume measurement by the general practitioner

Completed

• Conditions: 10036958; Prostate cancer; prostate carcinoma; 10038597

• Registration Number: NL-OMON41082
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 116

Inclusion Criteria

- men who have their PSA tested by the GP
- 50-70 years
- willing to have their prostate volume measured twice (the first time abdominally by a GP and the second time rectally by an urologist of the Prostaatcentrum zuidwest Nederland)
- signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- Prostate cancer in medical history

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The main endpoint is the difference in prostate volume measured by the GP<br /><br>(abdominal) and the urologist (TRUS), and the effect of this difference on the<br /><br>risk of PCa calculated with the prostate risk calculator.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Measurement of compliance of the GP and urologist to the risk calculator<br /><br>advice.</p><br>