Clinical Trials for Prostate Cancer Screening

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov — U.S. National Library of Medicine — A database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world (U.S. National Library of Medicine, public domain).

This page lists clinical trials related to Prostate Cancer Screening from the ClinicalTrials.gov database.

Trial Summary

• Total studies: 50
• Recruiting: 21
• Active, not recruiting: 12
• Completed: 7
• Other: 10

Results are refreshed periodically and may not reflect the most current information available from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Recruiting Trials

NCT03237702 — Decipher Lethal Prostate Cancer Biology - Urine Metabolomics

Through a better understanding of the biology of significant (lethal) prostate cancer, we hope to develop new markers/targets from urine metabolomics for more effective screening and prevention of significant prostate cancer. In the meantime, with these new markers we may substantially reduce overtreatment of insignificant PC.

NCT03474913 — Upright MRI for Prostate Cancer Screening

This is an investigator initiated study to test the efficacy of an upright MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) for the screening of prostate cancer. The purpose of this study is to compare Upright MRI as a technique to PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) and current MRI imaging. It will take place at Mount Sinai Hospital, and last for a total of about 5 years. Eligible patients will be determined by t…

NCT04472338 — Prostate Cancer Screening for People at Genetic Risk for Aggressive Disease, PATROL Study

This study investigates ways to detect prostate cancer earlier in people at genetic risk for disease that forms, grows, or spreads quickly (aggressive). Studying samples of blood, urine, and/or tissue in the laboratory may help doctors further understand the genetics of prostate cancer and help identify ways to detect cancer earlier, thereby improving treatment and methods of early detection in…

NCT04556916 — Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

This study is the early detection of prostate cancer by analysing circulating bloodbased biomarkers. Based on our latest developments, we primarily aim to assess the validity of CTCs (circulating tumour cells) and tumour cell products circulating in blood (DNA, exosomes) for early PCa (Prostate cancer) detection.

In the first discovery period, the investigators will assess which Liquid biopsy …

NCT05608694 — MRI Screening in Men at High Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer

The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) will identify high-grade cancers earlier and more frequently in men at high risk of developing prostate cancer.

NCT05366881 — cfDNA Assay Prospective Observational Validation for Early Cancer Detection and Minimal Residual Disease

This is an observational case-control study to train and validate a genome-wide methylome enrichment platform to detect multiple cancer types and to differentiate amongst cancer types. The cancers included in this study are brain, breast, bladder, cervical, colorectal, endometrial, esophageal, gastric, head and neck, hepatobiliary, leukemia, lung, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, ovarian, pancreatic…

NCT05384535 — Utility of Biparametric MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) as a Screening Tool for Prostate Cancer in a High-Risk Cohort

To determine whether using bpMRI in subjects who are at high risk of developing prostate cancer in conjunction with PSA will improve prostate cancer screening protocols.

NCT05334069 — Collecting Blood Samples From Patients With and Without Cancer to Evaluate Tests for Early Cancer Detection

This study collects blood and tissue samples from patients with cancer and without cancer to evaluate tests for early cancer detection. Collecting and storing samples of blood and tissue from patients with and without cancer to study in the laboratory may help researchers develop tests for the early detection of cancers.

NCT05469269 — Cleveland African American Prostate Cancer Project

The purpose of this research is to test intervention strategies that encourage and support Black or African American men who are 40 and older to complete prostate cancer screening, and specifically to complete a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test.

NCT07319923 — Establishment and Promotion of an AI-Based Early Warning System for Prostate and Bladder Cancer Screening in the Male Community Population of Beijing

Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the male genitourinary system, and it is also the cancer with the fastest-growing incidence and mortality rates among men in China. Although prostate cancer screening can significantly reduce mortality, China has not yet established a well-developed screening system, which is one of the reasons why its mortality rate remains notably high…

NCT05926102 — The Prostate Cancer, Genetic Risk, and Equitable Screening Study (ProGRESS)

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer among Veterans and the second leading cause of male cancer death. Current methods of screening men for prostate cancer are inaccurate and cannot identify which men do not have prostate cancer or have low-grade cases that will not cause harm and which men have significant prostate cancer needing treatment. False-positive screening tests can resu…

NCT06398639 — Polygenic Risk Stratification Combined With mpMRI to Identify Clinically Relevant Prostate Cancer

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate a screening method to detect clinically relevant prostate cancer. This clinical trial is using genetic data to determine a man’s risk of cancer, together with multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) to identify men with higher grade cancer.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• If genetic data related to prostate cancer used with…

NCT06923657 — PSMA PET/MRI-Guided Prostate Biopsy for PI-RADS ≤3 and Prior Negative Biopsy

The goal is to provide more accurate diagnostic tools and optimized diagnostic workflows for clinically suspected prostate cancer patients with prior negative biopsies, improving early detection rates for csPCa and reducing missed diagnoses.

NCT06626022 — Screening for Prostate Cancer Using High Resolution Micro-ultrasound Versus Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

The purpose of this study is to compare whether the FDA and Health Canada approved microUS is as effective as the currently used option (MRI) for imaging the prostate gland. Participants will be randomized into two groups to compare the imaging results of the current standard of care MRI and the new microUS. The study is looking to identify the most effective imaging modality to help guide whet…

NCT06636526 — The i4i PRODICT® Study: Evaluation of the i4i PRODICT® Test in Different Ethnic Groups (The i4i PRODICT® Study).

The i4i PRODICT® study has been developed to investigate the uptake and acceptability of the i4i PRODICT® test which combines both common and rare genetic changes (genetic variants) into one saliva-based DNA test to estimate a person’s future risk of prostate cancer (PrCa) in people of varying ethnicities.

NCT06995898 — The Vanguard Study: Testing a New Way to Screen for Cancer

The Vanguard Study is a feasibility study to explore several aspects of evaluating multi-cancer detection (MCD) tests in a future definitive randomized controlled trial. An MCD test measures markers in the blood in order to screen for multiple cancers simultaneously. There is a need to understand how MCDs may work as cancer screening tools. The goal of cancer screening is to reduce the burden o…

NCT07407959 — Screening and Staging of Benign vs Malignant Pelvic Abnormalities

This study evaluates whether newly developed non-FDA approved image processing techniques [Adaptive Image Reconstruction (AIR Recon) Deep Learning (DL) and Sonic DL] can provide improved quality and decreased time compared to current scanning techniques.

NCT07231159 — Building on Trust: Navigating Preventive Lung, Breast, and Prostate Cancer Screenings at Community Resource Spots

To evaluate a community-based outreach initiative for screening, diagnosis, and treatment of breast, lung, and prostate cancers in underserved adults using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM) implementation science framework.

NCT06717295 — The CCANED-CIPHER Study: Early Cancer Detection and Treatment Response Monitoring Using AI-Based Platelet and Immune Cell Transcriptomic Profiling

The purpose of the CCANED-CIPHER study is to develop and validate an AI-based blood test for early cancer detection and to monitor treatment effectiveness in cancer patients. This two-phase, multi-center observational study aims to identify specific transcriptomic biomarkers in platelets and immune cells that distinguish cancer patients from healthy individuals and correlate with treatment outc…

NCT07004582 — Lab Research Using Mini-tumors to Study Prostate Cancer Treatments

For men with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, finding the right and effective treatment right away is challenging. Many of these men face a high risk of cancer recurrence: about half experience a relapse after surgery, and more than a third after undergoing radiation therapy. Men with metastatic prostate cancer have particularly poor prognoses, with a five-year survival rate of only 30% t…

NCT07543757 — Prostate Cancer Risk Identification in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort: a Prospective US-based Multi-center Validation Study of Proclarix

The study is a prospective, multi-center, single cohort study involving up to 10 urological clinics in the US. After provision of informed consent and prior to the scheduled prostate biopsy (≤30 days), up to 20 mL of whole blood will be collected from each subject. The samples will be blinded and sent to Labcorp for evaluation using the Proclarix® assay. Prostate biopsy will be performed accord…

Active, Not Recruiting

NCT01696981 — Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients (PLCO Screening Trial)

This clinical trial studies whether screening methods used to diagnose cancer of the prostate, lung, colon, rectum, or ovaries can reduce deaths from these cancers. Screening tests may help doctors find cancer cells early and plan better treatment for colorectal cancer.

NCT01696968 — Screening for Lung Cancer in Older Patients (PLCO Screening Trial)

This clinical trial studies whether screening methods used to diagnose cancer of the prostate, lung, colon, rectum, or ovaries can reduce deaths from these cancers. Screening tests may help doctors find cancer cells early and plan better treatment for lung cancer.

NCT01696994 — Screening for Ovarian Cancer in Older Patients (PLCO Screening Trial)

This clinical trial studies whether screening methods used to diagnose cancer of the prostate, lung, colon, rectum, or ovaries can reduce deaths from these cancers. Screening tests may help doctors find cancer cells early and plan better treatment for ovarian cancer. The ovarian cancer screening tests are part of a trial that addresses the screening of four cancer sites, each with their own res…

NCT00002540 — Screening for Prostate Cancer in Older Patients (PLCO Screening Trial)

This clinical trial studies whether screening methods used to diagnose cancer of the prostate, lung, colon, rectum, or ovaries can reduce deaths from these cancers. Screening tests may help doctors find cancer cells early and plan better treatment for prostate cancer.

NCT00339495 — Prostate Lung Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial

The Division of Cancer Preventionl (DCP, formerly DCPC), under extramural contracts to 10 U.S. clinical centers, is evaluating the effectiveness of screening for prostate, lung, colorectal and ovarian cancer (The PLCO Trial). In 1996 the NCI Executive Committee approved the expansion of the PLCO Trial to collect additional materials and to conduct additional studies. About, 74,000 men and 74,00…

NCT02465060 — Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Patients With Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors, Lymphomas, or Multiple Myeloma (The MATCH Screening Trial)

This phase II MATCH screening and multi-sub-trial studies how well treatment that is directed by genetic testing works in patients with solid tumors, lymphomas, or multiple myelomas that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) and does not respond to treatment (refractory). Patients must have progressed following at leas…

NCT07265414 — DRG Mutations in Prostate Cancer: a Guiding Light for Enhanced Screening and Personalised Therapy

At the present moment, there is no international consensus on the optimal screening to perform in men with a specific genetic/molecular risk for PCa. The number of studies exploring screening strategies tailored to men with a family history for PCa is limited [15-17]: most of them support the use of targeted screening but methodological differences make it impossible to draw conclusions from …

NCT05055843 — Novel Synthetic T2W MR Imaging and Spin Parameter Mapping Techniques for Screening Prostate Cancer

This clinical trial studies examines a 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compared to standard MRI imaging techniques in screening patients with prostate cancer. Diagnostic procedures, such as MRI, may help find and diagnose prostate cancer. Computer systems that allow doctors to create a 3-dimensional (3-D) picture of the tumor may help in planning.

NCT05301114 — Social Risk Factors and Discrimination in Cancer Survivorship

The objective of the proposed study is to scale social risk factor screening and referral for cancer survivors and to solidify information exchange between clinical and community settings in order to improve survivor health and well-being. This will be completed through three primary aims: 1) To ascertain workflow and map community resources needed to facilitate social risk factor screening and…

NCT05331638 — Prostate Cancer Genius App Education and Home-based PSA Screening for African American Men

Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in African American men and the second-leading cause of cancer-related death. The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is an early detection screening measure for prostate cancer. Greater PSA uptake among African Americans may reduce the disproportionate mortality burden of this disease. However, knowledge about prostate cancer and uptake of PSA scre…

NCT06561230 — Leveraging EA8191 to Assess AI-Augmented EHR Abstraction

The goal of this prospective study is to assess the performance of AI (artificial intelligence) augmentation (compared against historical controls) to identify oncology patients who meet inclusion criteria for a clinical trial. The study staff will leverage a natural language processing (NLP)-based AI algorithm that rank-orders patients most likely to meet inclusion criteria for a trial. We hyp…

NCT07631806 — Intelligent Screening and Precision Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer Based on Multimodal Data

This project aims to develop a precision screening and diagnostic solution for prostate cancer based on multimodal artificial intelligence, focusing on addressing the diagnostic challenge in patients within the PSA “gray zone” of 4-10 ng/mL. The project will integrate multidimensional information including ctDNA liquid biopsy, routine laboratory data, and prostate ultrasound images to develop t…

Not Yet Recruiting

NCT07355504 — Prostate Cancer Early Detection Using Serial MRI Examinations

The rationale of the PROCEDE trial is to explore a novel early detection strategy in which biopsy decision does not rely on one single MRI examination, but on the progression of the MRI lesion between 2 consecutive exams, with the objective of reducing the number of unnecessary biopsies, detection of non-clinically prostate cancer and, ultimately, overtreatment.

NCT07407686 — Improving Engagement From Underserved Communities With Prostate Cancer Genetics Services

Earlier work explored barriers and facilitators to accessing prostate cancer screening, particularly in underserved communities, and provided valuable insights to build upon.

This study will explore perspectives on how genetic risk for prostate cancer is explained and understood through in-depth interviews with members of underserved communities. Findings from this work, alongside earlier resu…

NCT07437482 — Cancer Literacy Education and Awareness Resources for Prostate Care

The CLEAR-PC project addresses the critical issue of low health literacy in prostate cancer prevention and care, recognising that inadequate health literacy leads to difficulties in understanding complex medical information, limits shared decision making, and increases health inequalities. Given the high prevalence and complexity of prostate cancer, the project aims to design and development of…

NCT07644910 — Nudging Preventive Screening Via Message Framing and Bundling

This study is a randomized controlled field experiment embedded in the medical institution Early Diagnosis Program in Chile. Participants with two exams pending (a cancer screening test and a chronic disease test for diabetes and dyslipidemia) will be randomly assigned across a 3 × 3 factorial design: three message framing conditions (Basic, Risk/Importance, Peace of Mind) crossed with three ex…

NCT06549036 — Veteran Peer Navigators to Promote Shared Decision Making for PSA Screening

The project will investigate the efficacy of a Veteran-peer-navigator-led decision coaching (PDC) program to promote Shared Decision Making (SDM) for prostate cancer screening among Veterans at the Veterans Health Administration (VA). Prostate cancer is commonly screen detected using PSA, a non-specific test which has led to modest population-level survival benefits at the cost of over-detectio…

NCT07526545 — Urine Prostate Screening Integrated With MRI for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer, UPRISE Trial

This clinical trial tests how well a urine prostate cancer screening test, My Prostate Score 2 (MPS2), integrated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) works for early detection of prostate cancer. MPS2 is an investigational urine-based test designed to help identify the likelihood of having aggressive prostate cancer. MPS2 testing works by measuring specific early detection biomarkers that inc…

Enrolling by Invitation

NCT04254133 — Genetic Information to Inform Treatment and Screening for Prostate Cancer, GIFTS Study

This trial studies the role of inherited (present at birth) mutations in cancer risk genes such as BRCA2, BRCA1, ATM, CHEK2, and others in relation to prostate cancer. This study may help researchers understand the frequency and importance of inherited mutations in cancer risk genes in patients with prostate cancer and potentially help identify better ways to treat cancer in patients who have a…

NCT06238661 — Prostate Cancer Screening: a Pilot Study

Prostate Cancer (PCa) is the second most frequently diagnosed tumour and the third most lethal among men in Europe. The lack of precise tools and examinations to precisely diagnose PCa has caused overtreatment of indolent and low-aggressive PCa, while in some other cases, with aggressive disease, diagnosis and treatment are dangerously delayed because cancer could be potentially missed. The pre…

Completed Trials

NCT00853710 — Test Semiquantitative Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)

The aim of the study is to compare the diagnostic performances of a simple and rapid PSA assay on whole blood to the standard plasma PSA assay.

NCT03869216 — Fostering Shared Decision-making About Prostate Cancer Screening Among Clinicians and African American Men

This behavioral clinical trial assesses the efficacy of a educational intervention to increase shared decision making about prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer among African American males. Half of participants will receive a multimedia educational intervention, while the other half will receive usual care.

NCT06255041 — Detection of Cancer in Breath Samples by Trained Detection Dogs

The goal of this study is to show that trained detection dogs can identify breast, lung, prostate or colorectal cancer by sniffing masks containing breath samples. In this study, individuals who will undergo cancer screening at an integrated cancer prevention center or biopsy for a suspected malignancy, will be asked to provide a breath sample by breathing into a surgical mask. The mask will th…

NCT07416812 — Targeted Prostate Cancer Screening in Men With BRCA1/2 Mutations

This interventional study is a follow-up component of the IMPACT project, which aims to identify men at increased hereditary risk of prostate cancer. The study focuses on men carrying BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutations and a control group of non-carriers. Participants are contacted by telephone to determine whether they developed prostate cancer during 2025 and to collect updated personal and f…

NCT04782713 — Smart Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening Study

This intervention includes the introduction of the Prostate Cancer Working Group (PCWG )Smart PSA Screening Guidelines and implementation of patient navigation/ care coordination for men with elevated PSA (>4.0 ng/mL).

The guidelines include:

1. What age to start?
2. How often to repeat screening?
3. What age to stop?
4. What PSA threshold should trigger a biopsy referral?

NCT06610474 — Evaluation of an Online Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Aid

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the online, simulated human “Talk to Nathan About Prostate Cancer Screening” decision aid (https://www.cdc.gov/prostate-cancer/talk-to-nathan/index.html) is effective in helping patients decide about prostate cancer screening. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is using the “Talk to Nathan About Prostate Cancer Screening” decision aid eff…

NCT06838325 — The Effect of the Prostate Cancer Foundation Screening Guidelines for Black Men on Intention to Screen in Faith-based Communities

To learn about barriers to prostate cancer screening in Black, faith-based communities. Investigators will use the information collected in this study to create a prostate cancer education program that is relevant to Black men within the church and improve prostate cancer screening.

Other (Withdrawn)

NCT05014295 — Patient Recall of Cancer Screening and Diagnosis

The purpose of this research is to try to better understand how much information relating to cancer screening and diagnoses that people can recall on their own and to better understand how to help people get better information. In this study, investigators will see if giving time or other resources help individuals remember more and more accurate details about their cancer screening and care.

NCT04910425 — PSMA-Targeted 18F-DCFPyL PET/MRI for the Detection of Prostate Cancer

This phase II trial studies how well 18F-DCFPyL positron emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) works for the diagnosis of prostate cancer in men with a PSA greater than or equal to 2 ng/mL. 18F-DCFPyl is a radioactive injectable imaging agent made of a prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) that attaches to tumor cells, which makes it useful for the diagnosis of prostate…