Is a urine culture needed before bladder tumor removal surgery to prevent infections
Compares skipping versus doing urine culture before bladder surgery, looking at fever-causing urinary infections afterward.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Relevance of the Urine Bacterial Culture Performed Before TransUrethral Resection of the Bladder for Post-operative Febrile Urinary Tract Infections Prevention: a Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial
Key facts
- Where
- Angers, Grenoble, Le Coudray, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Mont-de-Marsan, Nantes, Paris, Poitiers, Quint-Fonsegrives, Talence, Tours, and Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, FranceSee the 15 sites
Where in France
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire D'AngersAngers, FranceNot yet recruiting
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble AlpesGrenoble, FranceNot yet recruiting
- Centre Hospitalier de Chartres - Hôpital Louis PasteurLe Coudray, FranceNot yet recruiting
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LilleLille, FranceNot yet recruiting
- Hospices Civils de LyonLyon, FranceTaking people
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille - Hôpital NordMarseille, FranceNot yet recruiting
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Mont de Marsan et du Pays des SourcesMont-de-Marsan, FranceTaking people
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes - Hotel DieuNantes, FranceNot yet recruiting
- AP-HP - Hôpital Universitaire Pitié-SalpêtrièreParis, FranceNot yet recruiting
- Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard-APHPParis, FranceNot yet recruiting
- CHU Poitiers - Service de chirurgie urologiquePoitiers, FranceTaking people
- Clinique La Croix Du SudQuint-Fonsegrives, FranceNot yet recruiting
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De BordeauxTalence, FranceNot yet recruiting
- Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Tours - BretonneauTours, FranceNot yet recruiting
- Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy Hôpitaux de BraboisVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, FranceNot yet recruiting
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Poitiers University Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07463963
- Record updated
- 4 September 2026
- Original description
The main objective of the study is to demonstrate that not performing a systematic UC before the TURB procedure is non-inferior to performing a systematic UC in terms of the incidence of febrile UTIs during the first 30 postoperative daysRead full original descriptionShow less
Relevance of the Urine Bacterial Culture Performed Before TransUrethral Resection of the Bladder for Post-operative Febrile Urinary Tract Infections Prevention: a Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial
The main objective of the study is to demonstrate that not performing a systematic UC before the TURB procedure is non-inferior to performing a systematic UC in terms of the incidence of febrile UTIs during the first 30 postoperative days
Inclusion: Patient aged 18 or over; Scheduled for TURB surgery for a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of bladder tumor; Affiliated person or beneficiary of a social security scheme; Written informed consent obtained from the participant.
Exclusion: Planned combined surgery; Patient previously included in this research protocol; Pregnant or breastfeeding women, women of childbearing age who do not have effective contraception (Combined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation : oral, intravaginal, transdermal; Progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation : oral, injectable, implantable; Intrauterine device; Intrauterine hormone-releasing system; Bilateral tubal occlusion) or permanent sterilization methods ( hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, bilateral oophorectomy); Patient with active UTI; People benefiting from enhanced protection, namely minors, people deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision, people staying in a health or social institution, adults under legal protection.