Status:

RECRUITING

Urinary Microbiome Differences in Bladder Cancer, Benign Urinary Diseases and Healthy Counterparts in Adult Male Population

Lead Sponsor:

Regina Elena Cancer Institute

Conditions:

Bladder Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

50-70 years

Brief Summary

The study aims to investigate alterations in the bladder microbiome in adult men with bladder cancer, healthy men, and men with benign urinary disease

Detailed Description

The presence of diverse bacterial representations characterizes a healthy microbiome in both men and women. Differences in bacterial diversity and richness have been observed in subjects with bladder ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria (Bladder Cancer Patients):
  • Diagnosis of bladder cancer
  • Negative urine culture
  • Histological confirmation of urothelial carcinoma
  • Patients undergoing radical cystectomy
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Presence of other neoplasias
  • History of previous BCG therapy
  • Use of indwelling catheter
  • Active antibiotic treatment with two months prior to participation
  • History of sexual transmitted diseases
  • Presence of chronic intestinal inflammation
  • Previous neoadyuvant therapy
  • Inclusion Criteria Controls No-Pathologic/Healthy):
  • \- Controls will be collected from men within the specified age range. Eligible controls may be drawn from the institution's personnel attending the occupational medicine department or in service in the Institute.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Diabetes
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Cardiac disease
  • Hepatic disease
  • Inclusion Criteria(Benign Urinary Disease)
  • To ensure that alterations in the microbiome observed in bladder cancer patients are unique to this condition, an additional group with benign urinary diseases will be included in the analysis. This group will encompass individuals with renal cysts, benign prostatic obstruction, ureteropelvic or ureteral obstruction undergoing surgical therapy.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • NA

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 6 2024

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    July 6 2025

    Estimated Enrollment :

    50 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06992986

    Start Date

    February 6 2024

    End Date

    July 6 2025

    Last Update

    May 28 2025

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    "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute

    Rome, Italy, 00144