New urine test could spot bladder cancer without a scope
NCT ID NCT06087016
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether analyzing urine with a special light technique (spectroscopy) can accurately detect bladder cancer. Researchers collected urine samples from 899 people undergoing cystoscopy. The goal was to see if the light patterns could tell apart those with cancer from those without, potentially offering a faster, less invasive diagnostic tool.
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 lead to a simple, non-invasive urine test to help diagnose bladder cancer, reducing the need for invasive procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed diagnostic study, not a treatment trial. The test's accuracy is still being evaluated and may not be reliable enough for widespread use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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899 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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May 2024
- 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 attending for cystoscopy examination or hospitalized in Urology department, Reims University Hospital.
- 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: * Must be over 18 years of age * Able to give consent and understand the purpose the study * Agree to participate in the study and having signed the non-objection document * Admitted to a urology consultation for cystoscopy exclusion criteria: Patients with any of the following criteria will not be included in the study * Refused to participate in the study or unable to give consent * without a native bladder * with a bladder fistula
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Damien JOLLY
Reims, France
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