NCT06940648Enrolling by invitation
Virtuoso Improving Anatomic Bladder Lesion Excision (VIABLE) Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
A robotic assisted surgery for bladder lesion excision.
- Status (registry)
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 4 Apr 2025
- Start date
- 17 Apr 2025
- Primary completion date
- Sept 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Virtuoso Surgical, Inc.
- Diseases
- Bladder cancer
- NCT number
- NCT06940648
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 30
- From 17 Apr 2025 to the primary completion date, Sept 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.
Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- The subject is receiving anticoagulants and is unable or not willing to cease the medication for the investigational procedure.
- The subject has a urethral abnormality, implant, or previous surgery which would conflict with the procedure.
- The subject has undergone a transurethral bladder resection procedure in the past 6 months.
- Bladder tumor detected during intravesical therapy.
- Previous histological diagnosis different than non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
- Presence or prior history of upper urinary tract malignancy.
Other illness
- The subject has acute untreated urinary tract infection or urosepsis.
- The subject has a documented nickel allergy or nickel sensitivity.
- The subject has a history of radiation treatment within the pelvis.
- History of bleeding disorder, coagulation abnormality, or use of anticoagulants.
- The presence of other active malignancy.
Other
- The subject is confirmed to be or suspected to be pregnant.
- The subject belongs to a vulnerable group (prisoner, etc.)
- Bladder tumor base maximal dimension is greater than 3 cm.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status greater than or equal to 3.
- American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification of IV or above.
- Life expectancy \<1 yr.
Who the study is looking for
- The subject is 22 years or older.
- The subject is eligible and fit for transurethral bladder lesion removal and/or biopsy and has an appropriate indication to go through this surgery.
- The subject is willing and able to provide written informed consent and comply with the study protocol.
- The subject can undergo general anesthesia per anesthesiologist assessment.
- The subject's planned aggregated bladder lesion(s) excision specimens are smaller than 3 cm.
Age in the registry: 22 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR China | Unknown status |
Related publications
- A Novel Transurethral Robotic Platform for Performing En Bloc Resection of Bladder Tumour: Results from the First Phase of the VIABLE Trial.Eur Urol Oncol · 2026 · PMID 41276423
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