Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Screening Tool Case Finding Study in Subjects >=50 Years

Summary

This non-randomized, interventional study will be conducted in a general practice setting to assess the utility of a benign prostatic enlargement (BPE)/benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) screening tool in conjunction with prostate specific antigen (PSA) in finding men confirmed to have BPH on full urologist assessment of diagnostic test results. The tool may help a General Practitioners (GP) to identify subjects who may have BPH for further tests and improve the speed of referrals to specialists when this is appropriate. The utility of the screening tool will be compared to the validated tool in wide clinical use, the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). This study does not have any formal hypothesis in terms of the primary and secondary endpoint proportions. A BPE/BPO screening tool identifies lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) probably due to BPH in men not yet presenting with LUTS. The results of this screening tool will be used for further investigation. All subjects testing positive on the BPE/BPO screening tool (score \>=3) tool or on the IPSS (score \>=8) will be enrolled and offered a PSA test and urinalysis to establish a diagnosis of probable BPH (Part I-Visit 1). The GP may perform a digital rectal examination (DRE) which will be repeated by the urologist to confirm the diagnosis and to rule out an abnormality suggesting prostate cancer. The GP will make a diagnosis of probable BPH based upon screening results and lab tests which suggest that they are related to BPH and not other causes of such symptoms. The GP will phone the subject to report yes or no for probable BPH Part II (Visit 2). If the subject has probable BPH, the GP will schedule the subject for Visit 3 with an urologist. If the subject does not have probable BPH, then it will be considered that the subject has completed the study. Subjects that proceed to Part II (Visit 3) will be scheduled for a urology assessment performed by an urologist. This assessment includes a DRE and a brief physical exam and review of the PSA test, for a confirmatory diagnosis of BPH and estimation of risk of progression of BPH. Approximately 1,500 subjects presenting to a GP for reasons unrelated to this study will be screened for probable BPH to yield 500 subjects being referred to an urologist. The duration of the study will be 1 week (+/- 4 days) and up to 6 weeks to allow for GP and urologist visit scheduling.

Conditions

• Prostatic Hyperplasia

Interventions

OTHER

Benign prostatic enlargement (BPE)/Benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) screening tool

The BPE/BPO screening tool has been developed using the currently recommended Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 2009 guidelines for developing patient-completed questionnaires such as Patient Reported Outcomes. The tool to be used in this study in the General Practice setting has undergone validation in a urology setting to demonstrate the validity of the tool in populations with and without a definite diagnosis of BPH. Subjects who have a positive score on the BPE/BPO screening tool (total score \>=3) and meet all other eligibility requirements will be enrolled in Part I of the study.

OTHER

International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) screening tool

The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) score is a validated tool to assess the severity of LUTS symptoms, and has similarly been used for assessing symptomatic efficacy of treatments for BPH. Subjects who have a positive score on the IPSS tool (score \>=8) and meet all other eligibility requirements will be enrolled in Part I of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• GlaxoSmithKline

  lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

• GSK Clinical Trials · GlaxoSmithKline

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

50 Years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2016-05-12

Primary Completion

2017-02-27

Completion

2017-02-27

Countries

• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Russia
• Spain

Study Locations