Prostate volume measurement by the general practitioner
Completed
- Conditions
- 10036958Prostate cancerprostate carcinoma10038597
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>