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Open Vs Robotic-Assisted Radical Cystectomy: A Randomized Trial

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01157676

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Brief summary

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This is a multi-institutional, randomized trial evaluating oncologic, perioperative, and functional outcomes following two standard care procedures for radical cystectomy. The participants will have one of the standard care procedures as part of their care. The two procedures that will be followed are open radical cystectomy and robotic assisted radical cystectomy (RARC). Open cystectomy is considered to be the more traditional approach. While newer, RARC is considered to be equivalent to open surgery when it is performed by a trained robotics surgeon. The reported complication rates of RARC appear comparable to open surgery. This means there is no significant difference in the risk between the two standard procedures. However, despite these potential advantages, true comparison between the open and robotic technique with regards to long term cancer related and functional outcomes has not been accomplished because previous studies did not compare patients of equal health status. The researchers hope to learn whether or not patients undergoing RARC recover more quickly than or at the same rate as patients undergoing an open radical cystectomy while having non inferior cancer related outcomes. This study is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01157676
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
University of Miami
Other
Enrollment
350 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jun 30, 2011
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2018
Completion
Nov 30, 2018
Last update posted
Nov 2, 2020

2011 – 2018

United States locations

U.S. sites
16
U.S. states
13
U.S. cities
16
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix Arizona 85054
University of California, Irvine Medical Center (UC Irvine) Orange California 92868
Stanford University Stanford California 94305
University of Miami Miami Florida 33136
University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago Illinois 60637
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood Illinois 60153
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston Massachusetts 02115
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor Michigan 48109
University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota 55455
Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota 55905
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill North Carolina 27599
Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus Ohio 43210
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville Tennessee 37232
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Medical Arts & Research Center San Antonio Texas 78229
University of Virginia Health Science Center, Department of Urology Charlottesville Virginia 22908
Cancer Research and Biostatistics (Data Management and Statistical Office) Seattle Washington 98101

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