Status:

COMPLETED

Impact of PSA-based Screening on Mortality Among Men Aged 75-79: Target Trial Emulation

Lead Sponsor:

Karolinska Institutet

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer Screening

Eligibility:

MALE

75-79 years

Brief Summary

Opportunistic prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is widespread among men aged 75-79. Current American and European guidelines recommend PSA-based screening through shared decision-making if men a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men aged 75-79 between 2007-2023, with no prostate cancer diagnosis at the time of inclusion (based on each trial emulation) will be considered eligible for the trials. To ensure proper control for potential confounding, and to be able to evaluate the eligibility criteria, only men with complete information on their screening status, outcomes, and confounders in the registers will be included.

Exclusion

  • Men younger than 75 or older than 79 between 2007-2023. Have prostate cancer diagnosis at the time of inclusion (based on each trial emulation) Missing data on the exposure, outcomes, and confounders.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2007

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

257275 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07206693

Start Date

January 1 2007

End Date

December 31 2023

Last Update

October 3 2025

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Stockholm, Sweden