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CompletedNCT00242073Updated Sep 21, 2017

The Potential Use of BOLD MRI as a Noninvasive Measure of Tumor Hypoxia in Prostate Cancer

An interventional study of MRI Prostate in Prostate Cancer, sponsored by University Health Network, Toronto. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-09-21.

Sponsored by University Health Network, Toronto · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

Hypoxia (low oxygen level) is know to be present in many tumors and may strongly influence the success of treatment and the progression of disease in prostate cancer. The method used to measure tumor oxygen levels in prostate cancer is to place a needle in the prostate itself through the rectum. Blood oxygen level dependent imaging (BOLD MRI) is a special MRI technique that allows indirect assessment of oxygen levels in blood. This technique is non-invasive, involving no needles. BOLD has not been applied in humans in prostate cancer. The purpose of this study is to develop a MRI-BOLD technique that allows us to non-invasively measure changes related to tumor hypoxia in prostate cancer. This technique may provide information that will be an independent predictor of patient survival, tumor recurrence and likelihood of treatment response in prostate cancer

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Hypoxia (low oxygen level) is know to be present in many tumors and may strongly influence the success of treatment and the progression of disease in prostate cancer. The method used to measure tumor oxygen levels in prostate cancer is to place a needle in the prostate itself through the rectum. Blood oxygen level dependent imaging (BOLD MRI) is a special MRI technique that allows indirect assessment of oxygen levels in blood. This technique is non-invasive, involving no needles. BOLD has not been applied in humans in prostate cancer. The purpose of this study is to develop a MRI-BOLD technique that allows us to non-invasively measure changes related to tumor hypoxia in prostate cancer. This technique may provide information that will be an independent predictor of patient survival, tumor recurrence and likelihood of treatment response in prostate cancer

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Conditions studied

  • Prostate Cancer
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In context

Prostatic Neoplasms

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Lead sponsor

University Health Network, Toronto is the lead sponsor of 1,411 studies on the registry; 292 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • prostate cancer

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • contraindication to MRI
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)

Interventions

  • ProcedureMRI Prostate
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Study locations

1 site
  • University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital
    Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 21, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00242073
Lead sponsor
University Health Network, Toronto
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 19, 2005
Start date
Oct 2001
Primary completion
Aug 2008
Completion
Aug 2008
Last update
Sep 21, 2017

Study contacts

Masoom Haider, MD
principal investigator · University Health Network, Toronto
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