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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	11126-CP-001
Study 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 January 16, 2009