Impedance Test, Prostatic Biopsy, Prostatic Neoplasms, PSA
Conditions
Brief summary
Impedance-based analysis could provide an adequate response to the need to identify a safe and reliable tool alternative to bioptic diagnosis. Patients who are candidates for prostate biopsy as suffering from urinary symptoms accompanied by clinical suspicions such as high total PSA value and / or presence of prostate nodule and / or evidence of obvious lesion to available imaging methods will be subjected to impedance measurement. Aim of this study is to be able to structure a bivariate analysis of the distribution of impedances detected in patients with neoplasia in order to detect test median reference values.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Pisa
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
45 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. age\> 45 years 2. up of total PSA values beyond the normal range (\> 4 ng / ml) 3. presence or absence of suspicious prostate nodule
Exclusion criteria
1. previous history of cancer 2. BMI\>30 3. patients with previous diagnosis of PIN HG at prostate core biopsy or in active surveillance
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Impedance-based analysis based on phase-sensitive sensors | during rectal examination |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactTommaso Di Vico, Resident
Outcome results
None listed