Clinical trials: Cancer Prostate
Prostatic Neoplasms
SmartTarget THERAPY
The purpose of this study is to assess how accurately SmartTarget can direct high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to a pre-defined area (cancer) in the prostate.
- Trial name
- NCT02290561
- Testing
- SmartTarget Therapy, MRI, high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Prostate Cancer
Study of a Polymorphism in Patients With Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer and from healthy participants in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that may occur in DNA.
- Trial name
- NCT00900185
- Testing
- mutation analysis, polymerase chain reaction, polymorphism analysis
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Prostate Cancer, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
Group Therapy Compared With Educational Materials in Patients With Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Developing coping strategies may help improve the quality of life of patients with prostate cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is comparing the effect of group therapy with written educational materials on…
- Trial name
- NCT00002848
- Testing
- psychosocial assessment and care, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Gary Morrow
Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer
Improving the Quality of Radiotherapy by Multi-Institution Knowledge-Based Planning Optimization Models (Acronym: MIKAPOCo, Multi-Institutional Knowledge-based Approach in Plan Optimization for the Community)
Investigators central hypothesis is that it is possible to create libraries of "consistent" Knowledge-Based plan-models derived from large Institutional experiences.
- Trial name
- MIKAPOCo (NCT06317948)
- Testing
- treatment plan comparison
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Post Prostatectomy
Initiative to Minimize Disparities in Postoperative Prostate Cancer Care
Einstein Healthcare Network in North Philadelphia serves a predominantly underserved medical community. The investigators routinely see patients who cannot afford absorbent pads after prostate surgery, which helps with quality of…
- Trial name
- NCT03755492
- Testing
- Absorbent pad for urinary incontinence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Prostate Cancer
The PROSECCA Study, Answering New Questions in Prostate Cancer
Nearly half of all cancer patients receive radiotherapy as part of their treatment and although it is effective at destroying cancerous lesions deep within the body, this comes at the cost of damaging healthy, or normal, tissues.
- Trial name
- PROSECCA (NCT06714630)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Prostate
Virtual Reality Education Module in Reducing Anxiety and Increasing Knowledge in Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy
This pilot clinical trial studies a virtual reality education module in reducing anxiety and increasing knowledge in patients with prostate cancer undergoing radiation therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03318367
- Testing
- Educational Intervention
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Prostate Cancer
ZD 1839 in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer That Has Not Responded to Hormone Therapy
RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as ZD 1839 may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00025116
- Testing
- gefitinib
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Prostate Cancer
Hormone Therapy With or Without Surgery or Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Hormones can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer cells. Hormone therapy may fight prostate cancer by reducing the production of androgens. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00002633
- Testing
- bicalutamide, buserelin, flutamide
- Where
- 15 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 361 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Patients Scheduled for Prostate Biopsy Because of Increased Serum PSA and/or Abnormal Digital Rectal Examination
Medical Economics of Urinary PCA3 Test for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
The ultrasound-guided biopsies of the prostate is the validated technique for the diagnosis of prostate cancer, the first human cancer and second leading cause of cancer death.
- Trial name
- NCT01632930
- Testing
- urinary PCA3 test using Progensa® PCA3 assay kit (Gen-Probe)
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 962 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Prostate Cancer Screening
Evaluation of An Online Intervention In Improving General Practitioners' Practice In Prostate Cancer Screening
The incidence of prostate cancer has been rising steadily both globally and in Malaysia. Besides an ageing population, another reason cited to explain the increase, is the corresponding increase in the prostate cancer screening…
- Trial name
- ProCaSS (NCT03633214)
- Testing
- Online training module
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer
T-Cell Response in Patients Receiving Trastuzumab and/or Chemotherapy for HER2-Positive Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors predict how well patients will respond to treatment. It may also help the study of cancer in the future.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00433407
- Testing
- trastuzumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Prostate Cancer
A Study Comparing Urolift and TURP Ahead of Radiotherapy in Men With Urinary Symptoms Secondary to Prostate Enlargement
Prostate cancer affects 1 in 8 men and in the UK approximately 14,000 men are treated with radiotherapy. Around half of men diagnosed with prostate cancer will also have an enlarged prostate making it difficult to pass urine.
- Trial name
- CO-STAR (NCT05840549)
- Testing
- TURP, UroLift
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Prostate Cancer
Intraprostatic MAXimal Simultaneous Boost
This trial uses a type of radiotherapy called intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), which is able to deliver the radiation to the prostate while delivering less dose to the surrounding normal organs compared with standard 3D…
- Trial name
- NCT00798837
- Testing
- Intraprostatic maximal simultaneous boost
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer
Eligibility Screening for the NIH Intramural Research Program Clinical Protocols
The purpose of this protocol is to provide patients with adequate informed consent to understand that screening tests with minimal health risk will be performed to evaluate their eligibility for a research study.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00026754
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19,522 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Prostate Cancer
Comparison of a Novel Transperineal Targeted Fusion Biopsy System to Conventional Transrectal Targeted Fusion Biopsy
This study is designed as a randomized control trial which intends to determine if transperineal (TP) targeted biopsy is not inferior to transrectal (TR) targeted biopsy for diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer…
- Trial name
- NCT03936127
- Testing
- Ultrasound (US) Targeted Fusion Biopsy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Nicola Schieda
Prostate Cancer
Behavior-Based Dietary Intervention in Treating Patients With Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: A low-fat, high-fiber diet that includes soy protein may prevent disease progression in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Nutrition counseling may help motivate patients to follow this diet.
- Trial name
- NCT00082732
- Testing
- behavioral dietary intervention, dietary intervention, therapeutic dietary intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Prostatic Neoplasms
Machine-learning Optimization for Prostate Brachytherapy Planning
The proposed, mono-institutional, randomized-controlled trial aims to determine whether the dosimetric outcomes following prostate Low-Dose-Rate (LDR) brachytherapy, planned using a novel machine learning (ML-LDR) algorithm, are…
- Trial name
- MOPP (NCT02943824)
- Testing
- Machine Learning Planning, Radiation Therapist Planning
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Prostate Cancer
CT Scans in Guiding the Treatment of Patients With Prostate Cancer Who Are Undergoing Radiation Therapy
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Multiple CT scans may improve the accuracy of radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00020891
- Testing
- computed tomography, radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Prostate Cancer
Lycopene or Omega-3 Fatty Acid Nutritional Supplements in Treating Patients With Stage I or Stage II Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: The use of lycopene, a substance found in tomatoes, or omega-3 fatty acid nutritional supplements may keep cancer from growing in patients with prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00402285
- Testing
- lycopene supplement, fish oil supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco