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Gene-Environment Interaction in Prostate Cancer

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), July 2002

Sponsored by: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Information provided by: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00041847
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether certain environmental factors, namely occupational exposures and diet, have a greater effect on prostate cancer risk in the presence of selected inherited genetic factors.


Condition
Prostate Cancer

MedlinePlus related topics:   Cancer    Prostate Cancer   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Observational
Study Design:   Natural History, Cross-Sectional, Case Control, Retrospective Study

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS):

Study Start Date:   July 2001

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 69 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes

Criteria

men diagnosed with prostate cancer before age 70 and race/age frequency matched healthy controls

  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00041847

Locations
United States, Michigan
Henry Ford Health System     Recruiting
      Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
      Contact: Kandace Amend, MPH     313-874-3165     kamend1@hfhs.org    
      Contact: Ben Rybicki, PhD     313-874-6399     brybick1@hfhs.org    
      Principal Investigator: Benjamin A Rybicki, PhD            
      Sub-Investigator: Ashutosh Tewari, MD            

Sponsors and Collaborators
  More Information

Study ID Numbers:   11126-CP-001
First Received:   July 18, 2002
Last Updated:   June 23, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00041847
Health Authority:   United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS):
gene  
environment  
occupation  
diet  
interaction  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Prostatic Diseases
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Urogenital Neoplasms
Genital Diseases, Male
Prostatic Neoplasms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 05, 2008




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