This is a two-arm multi-centre randomized trial of LR-TRUS versus UHR-TRUS for guided prostate biopsies in men with no known history of prostate cancer. This trial will enroll a minimum of 800 and a maximum of 2000 patients with regular interim analyses to determine the trial's final sample size. These numbers are based on predictive probabilities of trial success.
The investigation is designed as a comparative non-blinded analysis of LR-TRUS vs. UHR-TRUS. Participants will be randomized to either high-resolution or low resolution ultrasound with an equal chance of being in either group. The randomization scheme will be stratified by centre.
When a subject arrives at the institution for his biopsy, the Study Coordinator opens a sealed envelope that indicates to the study participant and physician whether the procedure will be performed using LR-TRUS or UHR-TRUS.
All subjects have an indication for prostate biopsy, and thus, inclusion of a non-treatment group would necessitate a group of men not to receive standard of care. As such, there is no control group in the subject population.
Procedures in the study are:
* obtaining informed consent for the subject
* collecting pre-biopsy information and recording it on the case report form (CRF)
* perform biopsy procedure
* record biopsy details in CRF
* prepare biopsy specimens for pathology
Data from CRFs will be stored in a proprietary database that is accessed by a web-based interface, where access is limited to those with login and password. No subject-identifiable information will be entered in the database.
The primary endpoint is the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer, i.e., the number of men with clinically significant prostate cancer determined by pathology review among all men randomized and biopsied. Pathological analysis on 12-core biopsy samples will be the only mechanism used to determine if study subjects have prostate cancer.
