Bladder tissue study tests Cannabis-Like drugs on muscle contractions
NCT ID NCT07545694
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how certain drugs that affect the body's endocannabinoid system (similar to cannabis) change the way bladder muscle contracts. Researchers will take a small piece of healthy-looking bladder tissue from 65 adults having bladder cancer surgery. They will test the tissue in a lab to see if these drugs make the muscle more or less active. The goal is to learn more about bladder function, not to treat patients directly.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 65 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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.
Who is studied
Patients with bladder cancer scheduled for elective resection surgery at the reference center, specifically the U.O.C. di Clinica Urologica at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli in Rome, will be enrolled
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years. * Patients with bladder carcinoma at any stage of disease, undergoing upfront surgery or neoadjuvant therapy for more than 6 weeks, scheduled for surgery with curative/demolitive intent. * Signed written informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years. * Procedures performed on an urgent/emergency basis. * Patients treated with corticosteroid therapy for immunorheumatic diseases. * Patients treated with radio-chemotherapy and undergoing surgery less than 6 weeks prior. * Refusal to sign written informed consent to participate in the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 100168 - Roma
RECRUITINGRome, Italy
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