# Prostate Biopsy, Transrectal vs. Transperineal: Efficacy and Complications

> **NCT04081636** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Albany Medical College** · enrollment: 840 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Prostate Cancer
- PSA
- Infection

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Systematic Transrectal biopsy (TR-Bx)
- **PROCEDURE:** Targeted Transrectal biopsy (TR-Bx)
- **PROCEDURE:** Systematic Transperineal biopsy (TP-Bx)
- **PROCEDURE:** Targeted Transperineal biopsy (TP-Bx)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04081636
- **Lead sponsor:** Albany Medical College
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2019-09-02
- **Primary completion:** 2024-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2024-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 840 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-23


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04081636

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04081636, "Prostate Biopsy, Transrectal vs. Transperineal: Efficacy and Complications". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04081636. Licensed CC0.

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