NEWPROMRI-PATHWAY - A New Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Pathway

  • Not Yet Recruiting
  • Observational
  • University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
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Study Purpose

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide. The demand for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose and manage prostate cancer is continually growing. There is, however, a severe global shortage of radiologists who review and make decisions on prostate scans. This shortage causes compromises that are inefficient and negatively affect care provision, patient outcomes, and patient experiences. Two key examples of these compromises are that every patient receives a gadolinium contrast injection during a prostate MRI scan and patients often require multiple imaging appointments. If radiologists' knowledge of making prostate MRI decisions around these compromises could be harnessed and passed to radiographers (who are trained to acquire the MRIs but currently do not review them) with a computerised system to support clinical decision-making, this would have enormous potential to improve the diagnosing and managing prostate cancer.

Intervention

N/A

Eligibility Requirements

info icon MRI radiographers in University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) and or University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) with over 5 years' experience in MRI of the prostate.

info icon Radiographers from UHNM or UHDB who have completed an online and hands on study specific training materials before the testing phase.

info icon Retrospective data of 800 patients each from UHNM and UHDB who have had mpMRI and went on to have a biopsy.

info icon Minimum age: 18

info icon Non-MRI radiographers.

info icon Radiographers who did not completed an online and hands on study specific training materials before the testing phase.

info icon Non-mpMRI.

Recruiting status

Not Yet Recruiting

Estimated enrollment

1600

 
Study start date

Feb 28, 2025

Study end date

Dec 31, 2026

Last updated

Mar 23, 2025

Primary purpose

N/A

Design

Observational

Intervention

Study phase

N/A

Allocation

N/A

 

Sponsor:

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Collaborator:

N/A

Investigator:

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NCT06672926

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