Routine pee test before bladder surgery may be unnecessary, major study suggests.
NCT ID NCT07463963
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study will include 2,600 adults scheduled for bladder tumor surgery. Half will get a standard urine culture before surgery; the other half will not. The goal is to see if skipping the test leads to more fevers or infections in the month after surgery. If it's safe, it could save time and resources.
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 could simplify pre-surgery preparation for bladder tumor patients, reducing delays and healthcare costs without increasing infection risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial (not yet recruiting) comparing two standard approaches, so results may not change practice if infection rates rise without urine cultures.
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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 2,600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
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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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: * Patient aged 18 or over * Scheduled for TURB surgery for a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of bladder tumor * Affiliated person or beneficiary of a social security scheme * Written informed consent obtained from the participant Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with active UTI * Planned combined surgery * Patient previously included in this research protocol * People benefiting from enhanced protection, namely minors, people deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision, people staying in a health or social institution, adults under legal protection * Pregnant or breastfeeding women, women of childbearing age who do not have effective contraception (Combined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation : oral, intravaginal, transdermal; Progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation : oral, injectable, implantable; Intrauterine device; Intrauterine hormone-releasing system; Bilateral tubal occlusion) or permanent sterilization methods ( hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, bilateral oophorectomy).
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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
15 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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AP-HP - Hôpital Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, 75013, France
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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille - Hôpital Nord
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarseille, 13354, France
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CHU Poitiers - Service de chirurgie urologique
RECRUITINGPoitiers, 86000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Mont de Marsan et du Pays des Sources
RECRUITINGMont-de-Marsan, 40024, France
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Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54500, France
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Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Tours - Bretonneau
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTours, 37044, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAngers, 49100, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble Alpes
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGrenoble, 38043, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLille, 59037, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes - Hotel Dieu
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNantes, 44093, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Chartres - Hôpital Louis Pasteur
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLe Coudray, 28630, France
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Centre hospitalier universitaire de Bordeaux
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTalence, 33404, France
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Clinique la Croix du Sud
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGQuint-Fonsegrives, 31130, France
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Hospices Civils de Lyon
RECRUITINGLyon, 69229, France
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Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard-APHP
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, 75018, France
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