Clinical trial · Interventional
The BIOPRES Trial: Transrectal BIOpsies of the PRostate: End Versus Side-firing
The BIOPRES Trial; Transrectal BIOpsies of the PRostate: End Versus Side-firing
NCT00851292CI-TRIAL-00005058BIOPRESunknownPhase 3ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to study the difference in prostate cancer between two prostate biopsy techniques, namely end-firing and side-firing. These differ in the angle at which the prostate is biopsied.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUS probe | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Side-firing
- description
- prostate biopsies obtained with side-firing probe
- interventionNames
- Device: TRUS probe
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- End-firing
- interventionNames
- Device: TRUS probe
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- The presence of prostate cancer in the tissue obtained by prostate needle biopsy
- timeFrame
- This outcome parameter will be available 5 days after the biopsy has been done. E.g. there will be virtually no 'follow-up' period.
Secondary outcomes (5)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * PSA and DRE performed in advance of the biopsy * Informed consent * Number of biopsy cores according to the volume dependent biopsy protocol (8 cores in prostates with a volume less than 40 mL., 10 in 40-60 mL. and 12 in \>60 mL.) Exclusion Criteria: * None
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available
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