An investigation of proteins found in urine and blood to identify a combination of proteins which will detect bladder cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Haematuria in bladder cancer; Cancer

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13449084
• Lead Sponsor: Belfast City Hospital Trust

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2009-10-31
• Study Start: 2015-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 25 November 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with haematuria who have undergone cystoscopy
2. Patients must be able to understand the study procedures and willing to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who have not had a flexible cytoscopy
2. Patients who did not present with haematuria
3. Patients with UTI destined to undergo TURB
4. Patients currently suffering from clinically evident alcoholism and or drug dependency

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. To compare specificities and sensitivities of the TCCB markers and generic cancer markers in predicting TCCB<br> 3. To retain a bank of urine and blood samples if the need arise to assay further markers<br> 4. To determine the best combination of factors for a prognostic index for TCCB<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To compare biomarkers as prognostic indicators for TCCB