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Near Infrared Fluorescence Imaging for Bladder Cancer Detection

Pilot Study: Assessing Near Infrared Fluorescence Imaging Medical Technology for the Detection of Bladder Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03058705
Enrollment
10
Registered
2017-02-23
Start date
2017-11-28
Completion date
2018-07-25
Last updated
2019-08-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Bladder Cancer

Brief summary

The primary outcome of this study is to determine the minimal dwell time needed for adequate detection of hexaminolevinulate HCL avid tumors using protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) near infrared fluorescence (NIRF).

Interventions

Intravesical instillation of 100 mg hexaminolevulinate HCL will be performed via foley catheter at the initiation of the procedure. Although NIRF is more sensitive than bluelight cystoscopy, the current FDA approved dose will be used. Hexaminolevulinate has a favorable safety profile at this dose.

DEVICENear Infrared Fluorescence (NIRF)

NIRF is a highly sensitive multi-spectral imaging modality that speeds the detection of bladder cancer fluorescence after infusion of hexaminolevinulate.

Sponsors

Imagin Medical
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Edward Messing
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of bladder mass on office cystoscopy suspicious for malignancy, either newly diagnosed or a recurrent tumor. * Planned transurethral resection of bladder tumor in the operating room. * Ability to give informed consent. * Willing to spend time for the study * Men or women (age 18 or older) * Any racial or ethnic origin

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy * Nursing mother * Diagnosis of porphyria * Gross hematuria * BCG immunotherapy or intravesical chemotherapy within the past 90 days * Known hypersensitivity to hexaminolevulinate or any derivative of aminolevulinic acid

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Minimal Dwell TimeDay 1The minimum time needed to observe the tumors during transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT).

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Hexaminolevinulate HCL With Near Infrared Fluorescence (NIRF)
Patients with possible bladder cancer to be evaluated using near infrared fluorescence imaging (NIRF) device. Hexaminolevulinate HCL: Intravesical instillation of 100 mg hexaminolevulinate HCL will be performed via foley catheter at the initiation of the procedure. Although NIRF is more sensitive than bluelight cystoscopy, the current FDA approved dose will be used. Hexaminolevulinate has a favorable safety profile at this dose.
10
Total10

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyPhysician Decision2
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject2

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicHexaminolevinulate HCL With Near Infrared Fluorescence (NIRF)
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
10 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
10 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
9 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
10 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
8 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 10
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 10
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 10

Outcome results

Primary

Minimal Dwell Time

The minimum time needed to observe the tumors during transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT).

Time frame: Day 1

Population: Dwell time was not collected on any participant due to failure to visual fluorescence in the subjects.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026