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Not yet recruitingNCT06901492Updated Mar 30, 2025

The Diagnostic Application of PSMAPET/MR in Patients Undergoing Secondary Prostate Puncture

An interventional study of Prostate biopsy guided by PSMA PET/CT and Prostate biopsy guided by mpMRI/US in PSMA PET/CT, Prostate Cancer and MpMRI, sponsored by Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to male participants aged 40 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-03-30.

Sponsored by Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
40 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

The present study is designed to explore the value of targeted puncture guided by PSMA PET/CT or mpMRI in the diagnosis of patients with low PSA and initial negative prostate biopsy

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Conditions studied

  • PSMA PET/CT
  • Prostate Cancer
  • MpMRI

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Keywords

  • Prostate cancer
  • PSMA PET/CT
  • mpMRI
  • Prostate biopsy
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In context

Prostatic Neoplasms

6,370 studies on the registry are indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms; 1,397 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 120 is above the median of 58 across 4,821 interventional studies indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University is the lead sponsor of 213 studies on the registry; 106 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age ≥40 years, male;
  2. Serum PSA level 4-20 ng/mL;
  3. Serum PSA level 4-20 ng/mL;
  4. No contraindications to PSMA-PET/CT or MRI;
  5. Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Serum PSA >20 ng/mL;
  2. History of prostate surgery/radiotherapy;
  3. Acute prostatitis;
  4. Coagulation disorders or active infection;
  5. Severe internal/external hemorrhoids, perianal, rectal, or gluteal lesions;
  6. Allergy to local anesthetics;
  7. Inability to tolerate the biopsy procedure.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    PET+/mpMRI+ group

    Patients in this group will undergo 68Ga-PSMA PET/mpMRI imaging, and the results show positive findings on both PSMA PET and mpMRI. These patients will undergo prostate biopsy guided by PSMA PET/CT.

    Diagnostic Test: Prostate biopsy guided by PSMA PET/CT

  • Experimental
    PET+/mpMRI- group

    Patients in this group will undergo 68Ga-PSMA PET/mpMRI imaging, and the results show positive findings on PSMA PET and negative on mpMRI. These patients will undergo prostate biopsy guided by PSMA PET/CT.

    Diagnostic Test: Prostate biopsy guided by PSMA PET/CT

  • Active comparator
    PET-/mpMRI+ group

    Patients in this group will undergo 68Ga-PSMA PET/mpMRI imaging, and the results show negative findings on PSMA PET and positive on mpMRI. These patients will undergo prostate biopsy guided by mpMRI and US.

    Diagnostic Test: Prostate biopsy guided by mpMRI/US

  • Placebo comparator
    PET-/mpMRI- group

    Patients in this group will undergo 68Ga-PSMA PET/mpMRI imaging, and the results show negative findings on both PSMA PET and mpMRI. These patients will undergo systematic prostate biopsy.

    Diagnostic Test: Systematic prostate biopsy

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testProstate biopsy guided by PSMA PET/CT

    The patient will undergo pelvic non-contrast CT imaging. After co-registration of the CT images with 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT data at corresponding anatomical levels, a percutaneous gluteal approach will be utilized for CT-guided prostate biopsy.

  • Diagnostic testProstate biopsy guided by mpMRI/US

    The patient will undergo transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) prostate scanning. After co-registration and precise image fusion of TRUS findings with multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) data, a transperineal percutaneous approach will be employed to perform TRUS-guided prostate biopsy.

  • Diagnostic testSystematic prostate biopsy

    The patient will undergo systematic prostate biopsy under TRUS guidance.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Biospy outcome

    Compare the diagnostic value (including sensitivity, specificity, NPV and PPV) between puncture methods and set up a diagnostic model.

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Duration of puncture operation

    Record the time required for each patient's puncture procedure

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. Patient's pain level

    Based on VAS pain score

    Time frame: 12 months

  3. Blood loss

    Bleeding volume during and after operation

    Time frame: 12 months

  4. Complication

    Complications during and after the operation, including urethral injury, hematuria, and urinary tract infection, etc.

    Time frame: 12 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Nanjing First Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, China
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 30, 2025, 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
NCT06901492
Lead sponsor
Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 30, 2025
Start date
Jun 1, 2025 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 1, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 30, 2025

Study contacts

Hongbin Sun Sun, MD, PHD
Contact
docshb@126.com
+86-02552271061

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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