Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants, prior experience of early detection for PCa and compliance with the study protocol.
Arm A | Arm B | Arm C | Arm D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DA-CC | DA-noCC | noDA-CC | noDA-noCC | |
n = 296 | n = 223 | n = 271 | n = 172 | |
Baseline characteristics of the participants | ||||
Median age years (range) | 61 (55–69) | 61 (55–69) | 60 (55–69) | 61 (55–69) |
In relationship n(%) | 256 (90) | 202 (93) | 249 (93) | 148 (89) |
German nationality n(%) | 279 (98) | 216 (99) | 266 (99) | 167 (100) |
Self-assessment of health as “good”a n(%) | 200 (70) | 141 (66) | 173 (67) | 112 (68) |
Prior experience of early detection of prostate cancer | ||||
DRE only n(%) | 54 (20) | 31 (15) | 26 (10) | 35 (22) |
PSA test only n(%) | 17 (6) | 18 (9) | 11 (4) | 10 (6) |
DRE and PSA test n(%) | 173 (64) | 127 (61) | 199 (79) | 99 (62) |
PSA experience in general n(%) | 190 (70) | 145 (70) | 210 (83) | 109 (69) |
Never had a PSA test n(%) | 80 (30) | 63 (30) | 43 (17) | 50 (31) |
No prior experience with early detection n(%) | 26 (10) | 32 (15) | 17 (7) | 15 (9) |
Frequency of previous early detection | ||||
1 n(%) | 27 (11) | 27 (16) | 31 (13) | 15 (11) |
2–3 n(%) | 76 (31) | 65 (37) | 61 (26) | 31 (22) |
> 3 n(%) | 140 (58) | 82 (47) | 144 (61) | 97 (68) |
Compliance with the study protocol | ||||
Completed questionnaire at T0 n(%) | 283 (99) | 215 (99) | 263 (98) | 163 (98) |
Completed telephone interview at T1 n(%) | 275 (96) | 211 (97) | 261 (97) | 159 (95) |
No relevant protocol deviations n(%) | 272 (95) | 207 (95) | 258 (96) | 152 (91) |
