Measuring Urinary Nano Particles and Metallic Compounds in TCC Patients

N/ACompletedNCT02811952

Carmel Medical Center100 enrolled

Overview

In many of urothelial carcinoma patients, one does not find common risk factors such as smoking. The medical center is located in an industrial city with known air and water pollution. The investigators decided to check the presence of nano particles and traces of metals in urinary samples of patients known and suspected for urothelial carcinoma and compare the results to both cystoscopic and cytological findings. The patients will fill a validated epidemiological respiratory disease survey and the results will be compared to a control group.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Bladder Cancer

Interventions

without interventionOTHER

without intervention

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Study group : 1. Patients that need cystoscopy due to suspicion/known bladder malignancy. 2. Patients that can read, understand and sign an informed consent form. Control group: 1. Patients that need cystoscopy due to others reasons than malignancy. 2. Patients that present to the Department of Urology for surgery unrelated to malignancy of the urinary system ( prostatectomy, Incontinence repair, circumcision, hydrocele/ varicocele repair, ureteroscopy etc). Exclusion Criteria: Study group: 1. Patients receiving bladder irrigations, pregnant women, children and those with impaired judgment 2. Patients with a technically improper urine test. Control group 1. Patients receiving bladder irrigations, pregnant women, children and those with impaired judgment 2. Patients with a technically improper urine test.

Locations (1)

Carmel Lady Davis Medical Center

Haifa, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

levels of nano particles and arsenic in urine

Time frame: one year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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