The biopsy-core yield of biopsy-core processing using traditional formalin jars versus the semi-automatic download using the SmartBx system.

The biopsy-core yield of biopsy-core processing using traditional formalin jars versus the semi-automatic download using the SmartBx system. - Biopsy core yield using the SmartBx system

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON42577

Enrollment

Registered

2015-08-18

Start date

2016-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-23

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Conditions

Prostate Cancer prostate carcinoma

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: referred for prostate biopsies

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: age below 18

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
loss of biopsy core length during processing (length on needle - length on pathology slide) compared between the SmartBX system and the traditional method of shaking the biopsy cores into formalin jars.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
none	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results