Clinical trial · Observational
Analyzing the Composition of Tears and Blood for Discovery of Novel Signatures of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
NCT01514669CI-TRIAL-00096500active not recruitingClinicalTrials.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 research study is to compare profiles in the blood and tears of patients with and without prostate cancer with the goal of developing a method of separating men with aggressive and non-aggressive disease.
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 (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- No treatment
- description
- No Tx, this is observational
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Tear Sample
- timeFrame
- 1 day
- description
- Tear sample will be taken at the initial clinic visit
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 35 Years
- Maximum age
- 85 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male, 35-85 years old 2. Patients who present for the evaluation of an abnormal exam or test (elevated PSA, abnormal DRE, etc.) 3. Patients who present for the evaluation of a palpable nodule or induration on prostate exam 4. Patients who meet the requirements of Group 1, 2, or 3 of the protocol Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient \< 35 or \> 85 years of age 2. Concurrent eye infection or trauma, including active conjunctivitis 3. Abnormal production of tears (too much or too little) 4. Any other conditions the PI or staff feels will not fulfill the criteria for study entry or will place the subject in a harmful environment 5. Atypia on prostate biopsy report
References
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