NCT01514669Active, not recruiting
Analyzing the Composition of Tears and Blood for Discovery of Novel Signatures of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 16 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this research study is to compare profiles in the blood and tears of patients with and without prostate cancer with the goal of developing a method of separating men with aggressive and non-aggressive disease.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 75 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 17 Jan 2012
- Start date
- Jan 2012
- Primary completion date
- Feb 2027
- Lead sponsor
- University of Arkansas
- Diseases
- Prostate cancer
- NCT number
- NCT01514669
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 75
- From Jan 2012 to the primary completion date, Feb 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- Concurrent eye infection or trauma, including active conjunctivitis
Other illness
- Any other conditions the PI or staff feels will not fulfill the criteria for study entry or will place the subject in a harmful environment
Age
- Patient \< 35 or \> 85 years of age
Other
- Abnormal production of tears (too much or too little)
- Atypia on prostate biopsy report
Who the study is looking for
- Male, 35-85 years old
- Patients who present for the evaluation of an abnormal exam or test (elevated PSA, abnormal DRE, etc.)
- Patients who present for the evaluation of a palpable nodule or induration on prostate exam
- Patients who meet the requirements of Group 1, 2, or 3 of the protocol
Age in the registry: 35 years to 85 years · Sex: Male · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Little Rock | United States | Unknown status |
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