NCT05337397

Brief Summary

Aim: To investigate the feasibility and tolerability of the Olympus Soltive laser in treatment of large recurrent low-grade Ta tumours in an outpatient setting. Background: Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is associated with a high yearly recurrence rate up to to 61%. Patients affected are therefore referred to long-term or even life-long follow-up, which burdens both patients and health care system. Recurrent tumours are most frequently treated with TURBT followed by adjuvant intravesical treatment. Repeat TURBT includes a risk of morbidity from the procedure itself and from general anaesthetics, which the procedure requires. Patients with NMIBC are generally elderly, multi-morbid, and as a result, they often show a poor tolerability of general anaesthetics. Thus, the need for non-surgical treatment modalities is imminent and continuous investigations are performed in the field including active surveillance, chemoresection and device-assisted intravesical chemotherapy. Laser ablation is a technique gaining attention in the treatment of NMIBC, based on the prospects of an outpatient treatment modality, which could prove TURBT and general anaesthesia unnecessary in select patients. Methods: The study will be conducted as a prospective feasibility study. Included patients will undergo outpatient laser ablation using the Olympus Soltive laser under local anaesthetics. Patients will be included from Aarhus University Hospital (Denmark), Fundació Puigvert (Spain), Motol University Hospital (Czech Republic) and Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse Oncopole (France). Data will be reported to the eCRF in the online REDCap web application. The eCRF is stored on a secure server under the responsibility of the Department of Clinical medicine at Aarhus University in Denmark. REDCap is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases. The Database will be in agreement with the laws and regulations of the Danish Data Protection Agency and EU regulations (GDPR). The sponsor will be overall responsible for the data entry in the eCRF, and the validity of the data collected at the specific sites. Each participant will be coded with a unique patient identifier to ensure pseudo anonymity. Perspectives: This study will be the first multinational study with focus on feasibility of outpatient laser ablation of large bladder tumours between 1-3 cm. Outpatient laser ablation of these large tumours has the potential to reduce the number of TURBTs per patient, thus easing the life of patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, with fewer surgical procedures as well as reducing the overall treatment related costs for society. If thulium laser ablation proves effective, the treatment modality would be easily implemented and available based on the small size of the machinery.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
145

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
11mo left

Started May 2022

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress82%
May 2022Apr 2027

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 11, 2022

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 20, 2022

Completed
11 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2022

Completed
4.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2027

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2027

Last Updated

August 8, 2022

Status Verified

August 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

4.9 years

First QC Date

April 11, 2022

Last Update Submit

August 5, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

Laser ablation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Succesful laser ablations

    The proportion of successful laser ablation outpatient procedures compared to failed procedures leading to standard TURBT

    4 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • VAS score

    day 0

Study Arms (1)

Prior pTa low grade Non-Muscle invasive bladder cancer

Patient with recurrent Pta low grade Non-Muscle invasive bladder cancer, with negative urine cytology, and tumor size between 1 and 3 cm.

Procedure: Laser ablation

Interventions

Laser ablation of non-Muscle invasive bladder tumors in outpatient settings.

Prior pTa low grade Non-Muscle invasive bladder cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patients enrolled in the follow up programme for Non-Muscle invasive Bladder Cancer in accordance with the European guidelines.

You may qualify if:

  • At least one tumour with a diameter \> 1 cm
  • Papillary/non-solid tumours
  • Previous low-grade NMIBC
  • Ability to understand the participant information orally and in writing, in Danish, Spanish, Czech or French respectively
  • Signed consent form

You may not qualify if:

  • Tumour diameter \> 3cm
  • Tumour in the prostatic urethra
  • Previous CIS, high-grade disease or muscle invasive bladder cancer with no later low-grade recurrence
  • Positive cytology within 3 months (testing not mandatory in patients with low-grade tumours)
  • Pregnancy

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, 8200, Denmark

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Neoplasms

Interventions

Laser Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

CarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsUrologic NeoplasmsUrogenital NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesUrinary Bladder DiseasesUrologic DiseasesMale Urogenital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

TherapeuticsAblation TechniquesSurgical Procedures, Operative

Study Officials

  • Jørgen B Jensen, Professor, MD

    Skejby University Hospital: Aarhus Universitetshospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Jørgen B Jensen, Professor MD

CONTACT

Vanaja Kumarasegaram, MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Target Duration
2 Years
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor, DMSc

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 11, 2022

First Posted

April 20, 2022

Study Start

May 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2027

Last Updated

August 8, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations