Impact of Antibiotic Treatment on PSA Variability
试验速览
- 阶段
- 4 期
- 状态
- 终止
- 入组人数
- 31
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- PSA Levels (Change in PSA Levels With and Without Antibiotics Therapy)
研究概览
简要总结
Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of mild to moderate infections, including prostate infections. It has been suggested that antibiotic treatment influences PSA levels due to the fact that an increase in PSA levels may be caused by inflammation or swelling of the prostate. Antibiotics are used to treat such inflammatory conditions. However, it has not been proven that antibiotics can be used to lower PSA. This research is being done to see if treatment with the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride affects the Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test. This study may also help doctors in deciding which patients need a prostate biopsy.
详细描述
This study is directed towards men who have been referred to the Urology clinic at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore, MD. If a patient fits the eligibility criteria and signs a consent form, the patient will have his blood drawn for the first PSA measurement. The patient must return to the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center one week later for a second PSA measurement. The patient will be randomized to receive treatment with placebo or Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride for 14 days. The patient must return to the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center at the end of the treatment cycle for the third PSA measurement. The patient will return one week later for his biopsy and fourth PSA measurement.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Diagnostic
- 盲法
- Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 40 Years 至 75 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Must be a patient of Johns Hopkins Urology Outpatient Clinic
- •Must have an elevated PSA (> 2.5 ng/mL) and be selected on the basis of a serum PSA evaluation for Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS)/biopsy
- •Must be able to understand and willing to adhere to the study protocol
- •Must be willing to take the antibiotic or placebo for two weeks prior to the biopsy and agree to have the biopsy regardless of the change in PSA
排除标准
- •Abnormal digital rectal examination
- •Anyone currently being treated or who have been treated for any prostatic diseases (prostatitis, prostate Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) surgery, prostate cancer) or urinary tract infection in the past
- •Anyone taking medications that are likely to alter serum PSA concentration (specifically, androgen steroid hormones, antiandrogens, finasteride, Leutinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone (LHRH) analogues)
- •Anyone unwilling to sign the informed consent or who are unlikely to adhere to the study protocol
- •Anyone with a known allergy to fluoroquinolone antibiotics
- •Anyone on blood thinning medication (Coumadin)
- •Anyone taking Tizanidine
- •Anyone with a history of seizures or cerebral arteriosclerosis
- •Anyone who has taken an antibiotic medication within the past two weeks
研究组 & 干预措施
Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride
干预措施: Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (Drug)
Placebo
干预措施: Placebo (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
PSA Levels (Change in PSA Levels With and Without Antibiotics Therapy)
时间窗: 1 month post enrollment
We took 4 Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA, ng/mL) measurements per participant. The first PSA test was performed at enrollment. The second PSA test was performed 7 days (+/-3 days) later. Then the participants took the Placebo or Cipro for 14 days. The participants returned for their 3rd PSA test upon completion of the Placebo or Cipro. The final PSA test was performed 7 days (+/-3 days) after the 3rd test. We planned to compare the differences between the first two PSA tests and the last two PSA tests in the Placebo vs Cipro groups.
次要结局
未报告次要终点