Olfactive Detection of Urothelial Carcinoma by Sniffer Dogs

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Conditions studied: Urothelial Carcinoma

In brief

The aim of this study is to estimate the sensitivity of olfactory detection of urothelial carcinomas of the bladder in urine samples by assistance dogs trained in this practice.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07334314

Run by

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

People needed

340

Starts

2025-06-20

Expected to finish

2026-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult (> 18 years old)
• Subject scheduled for any endourological surgery involving an initial cystoscopy, the most common of which are: transurethral resection of the bladder, transurethral resection of the prostate, internal optical urethrotomy, bladder lithoclast, ureteral stent replacement, ureteroscopy, etc. (non-exhaustive list)
• Subjects for whom a urine sample (for bacteriological or cytological testing) is planned as part of routine practice in the month prior to the procedure
• Subjects affiliated with a health insurance plan or beneficiaries of such a plan

You may not qualify if…

• Absence of signed informed consent / inability to provide the subject with informed information (emergency situations, difficulties in understanding the subject, etc.)
• Patient under guardianship, conservatorship, or judicial protection
• History of cancer other than urothelial bladder carcinoma, unless in complete remission for > 5 years
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women

Where it is running

• Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar — Colmar, France (enrolling)
• Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg — Strasbourg, France (enrolling)

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