Bladder surgery may cloud thinking: new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07165236
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether bladder tumor surgery and general anesthesia can cause short-term memory or thinking problems. Researchers will test 42 adults before and after surgery using simple cognitive tests and blood markers of brain injury. The goal is to understand who might be at risk and how to improve care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help identify patients at risk for memory or thinking problems after bladder tumor surgery, leading to better care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 42 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is not testing a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 42 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2029
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
Adult patients, older than 18 years, of both sex, patients that have tumor bladder cancer.
- Ages
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18 to 80 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: * adult patients from 18-80 years, * elective operations of tumor bladder cancer (TUR), * patients can communicate, * patients who can sign the information consent and questionnaires Exclusion Criteria: * patients under the age of 18, * patients above 80 years, * patients who are unable to communicate * patients who do not understand informed consent for the research, * patients who are unable to write * emergency surgery, * patients with proven hypersensitivity to some of the drugs used in the study * patients in a state of shock, septic, or hemorrhagic patients with neurodevelopmental disorders
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Osijek UH
RECRUITINGOsijek, Croatia, 31000, Croatia
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