Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 20, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Trovagene, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001213037
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (shares)		10,209,587
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 13,552,560
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false