New device may improve bladder cancer surgery accuracy
NCT ID NCT04235764
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 18 times
Summary
This study tests a redesigned surgical tool for removing bladder tumors. Researchers will use the device on bladder specimens from 25 patients who need their bladder removed. The goal is to see if the modified device provides better tissue samples for pathology, helping doctors assess tumor margins and depth more accurately.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- modified resectoscope device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more accurate tumor removal and better understanding of bladder cancer during surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early ex-vivo study with only 25 participants, so results may not apply to all patients or improve outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Bladder Cancer Patients
- Ages
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18 to 120 years
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
* INCLUSION CRITERIA: * Patients requiring surgical removal of the bladder at the NIH Clinical Center. NOTE: Reasons for need for surgical removal of bladder include cancer or benign condition for which a surgeon determined surgical removal of the bladder is recommended. Patient's with invasive bladder cancer requiring cystectomy are eligible for enrollment. Bladder cancer remains the most common reason for cystectomy. Patients with clinical advanced disease and having other treatments/or participating in other trials remain eligible for enrollment in this study. * Men and women * Age greater than or less than 18 years * Deemed clinically appropriate for the planned surgical procedure. * Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. * Subjects will be asked to co-enroll in 15-C-0087, "Care of the Urothelial Cancer Patient and Prospective Collection of Biospecimens from Healthy Volunteers and Urothelial Cancer Patients." NOTE: Most participants are expected to already be enrolled in 15-C-0087 prior to entry in this study. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: \- Cystectomy during pregnancy would subject the fetus to significant risk of miscarriage or premature labor. For this reason, pregnant women are ineligible for this study.
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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
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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