# A Prospective Study to Evaluate MRI Guided Biopsy Compared With Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Biopsy of the Prostate in Men With Increased PSA Values

> **NCT01553838** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf** · enrollment: 185 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Prostate Cancer

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** MRI guided prostate biopsy and TRUS guided biopsy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01553838
- **Lead sponsor:** Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2012-01
- **Primary completion:** 2013-10
- **Final completion:** 2013-10
- **Target enrollment:** 185 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2014-08-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01553838

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01553838, "A Prospective Study to Evaluate MRI Guided Biopsy Compared With Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Biopsy of the Prostate in Men With Increased PSA Values". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01553838. Licensed CC0.

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