Could bladder bacteria trigger cancer? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07080333
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether certain bacteria or viruses in the bladder might be linked to bladder cancer. Researchers will compare the germs found in cancerous bladder tissue with those in healthy tissue from the same person. The goal is to see if there are differences that could help explain why some people get bladder cancer. The study involves 95 men over 18 who are having a procedure for suspected bladder cancer.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 95 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years old * Male * First RTUV for suspected CV in the presence of macroscopic haematuria or other clinical signs and/or urinary cytology and/or cystoscopy and/or imaging tests suggestive of CV * Signed informed consent form * Affiliation with a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Antibiotic use within 3 months prior to inclusion * Current urinary tract infection (urine culture recommended by the AFU prior to RTUV) * History of surgical treatment of the urinary and genital tracts within the last 6 months prior to inclusion * History of RTUV * History of pelvic radiotherapy * Interstitial cystitis * Patients with an indwelling urinary catheter * Vulnerable patients: minors, patients under guardianship or curatorship * Patients with benign tumours after receipt of the pathological report (inverted papilloma, non-tumour inflammatory lesion)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cannes Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCannes, 06141, France
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Marseille university Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarseille, 13000, France
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Menton Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMenton, 06507, France
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Nice University Hospital
RECRUITINGNice, 06000, France
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Nimes University hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNîmes, 30029, France
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Paris University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, 75018, France
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Rennes University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRennes, 35033, France
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Tours University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTours, 37044, France
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