Multiparametric MRI in Evaluating Cancer Stage and Helping Treatment Planning in Patients With Prostate Cancer (NCT03697148)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This phase II trial studies how well multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) works in evaluating cancer stage and helping treatment planning in patients with prostate cancer. Multiparametric MRI may be useful for evaluating the type of cancer in finding aggressive disease.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (1 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (4 items).
Location: Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona — Phoenix, Arizona
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Not suitable to undergo MRI or receive gadolinium-based contrast agent (severe, untreatable claustrophobia; MRI-incompatible metallic objects or implanted medical devices; renal failure; weight greater than allowable by scanner per institutional standard practice)
- Prior surgical and/or non-surgical treatment for prostate cancer
- Prior hip replacement or other major pelvic surgery
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (44 Sites)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona — Phoenix, Arizona
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona — Scottsdale, Arizona
- Yale University — New Haven, Connecticut
- University of Florida Health Science Center - Jacksonville — Jacksonville, Florida
- Mayo Clinic in Florida — Jacksonville, Florida
- Queen's Medical Center — Honolulu, Hawaii
- Straub Clinic and Hospital — Honolulu, Hawaii
- Pali Momi Medical Center — ‘Aiea, Hawaii
- Straub Pearlridge Clinic — ‘Aiea, Hawaii
- Midwestern Regional Medical Center — Zion, Illinois
- Indiana University/Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center — Indianapolis, Indiana
- University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center — Iowa City, Iowa
- University of Kansas Cancer Center — Kansas City, Kansas
- University of Kansas Hospital-Indian Creek Campus — Overland Park, Kansas
- East Jefferson General Hospital — Metairie, Louisiana
- LSU Healthcare Network / Metairie Multi-Specialty Clinic — Metairie, Louisiana
- Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
- Henry Ford Hospital — Detroit, Michigan
- Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth Hospital — Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital — West Bloomfield, Michigan
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota
- Washington University School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri
- Mercy Hospital Saint Louis — St Louis, Missouri
- Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center — Lebanon, New Hampshire
- NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center — New York, New York
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.