New surgical technique could cut bladder cancer recurrence
NCT ID NCT05223491
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two surgical methods for removing non-muscle invasive bladder tumors. The new method removes the tumor in one piece, while the standard method removes it in fragments. Researchers want to see if the one-piece approach leads to better tumor removal and fewer recurrences. The trial includes 220 patients with tumors between 1 and 6 cm.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- En Bloc resection procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this surgical technique could lower the chance of bladder cancer coming back and reduce the need for repeat surgeries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial with 220 patients. The procedure may not prove better than standard surgery, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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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220 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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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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: * Demographics: all BMI, smokers and non-smokers * Primary, papillary, non-solid bladder tumour visualised by flexible cystoscopy * Tumour diameter measured on CT-scan ≥2cm ≤6cm at largest diameter * Ability to fully comprehend the information provided and comply with protocol * Signed consent form * Patients with multiple tumours can be included if it seems feasible to resect them in one procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Clinically suspected muscle invasive bladder cancer (invasion in to bladder muscle or extravesical extension visible on CT or solid tumour without papillary elements seen at cystoscopy) * Tumour located in a bladder diverticulum * Investigating physician concludes that en bloc resection is not technically possible * Pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Urology, Aalborg University Hospital
Aalborg, 9100, Denmark
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Department of Urology, Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, 8200, Denmark
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Department of Urology, Herlev Hospital
Herlev, Denmark
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Department of Urology, Odense University Hospital
Odense, 5000, Denmark
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Department of Urology, Regional Hospital Gødstrup
Holstebro, 7500, Denmark
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Department of Urology, Vestfold Hospital
Tønsberg, 3103, Norway
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Department of Urology, Zealand University Hospital
Roskilde, 4000, Denmark
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Dept. of Urology, Hospital Lilelbælt, Vejle
Vejle, 7100, Denmark
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Dept. of Urology, North Estonia Medical Centre
Tallinn, 13419, Estonia
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Dept. of Urology, Turku University Hospital
Turku, 20521, Finland
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Urological Center, Paula Stradina Clinical University Hospital
Riga, LV-1002, Latvia
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