🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-12-01

Evaluation of Non-Invasive Assays for the Detection of Urothelial Cancer (NCT00872495)

Evaluation of Non-Invasive Assays for the Detection of Urothelial Cancer of the Bladder and Kidney

🟢 Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: Lahey Clinic

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The purpose of this study is to determine if analysis of DNA and protein material found in urine will be useful in the detection of urothelial cancer of the bladder and kidney. This analysis may be helpful to determine if how a particular cancer will act regarding remission and recurrence

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (3 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (2 items).

Location: Lahey Clinic, Inc. — Burlington, Massachusetts

Age range: 18 Years

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • \< than 18 years of age

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • Lahey Clinic, Inc. — Burlington, Massachusetts

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (781) 744-2969

Email: Kimberly.R.Christ@lahey.org

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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