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Exercise Medicine Prior to Open Radical Cystectomy in Adults with Bladder Cancer

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Bladder Cancer
Cancer - Bladder
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
Registration Number
ACTRN12621000777897
Lead Sponsor
Edith Cowan University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Twenty patients scheduled to undergo RC will be recruited by invitation from their attending Urologist (CI-Professor Hayne and CI-Dr La Bianca). Potential patients will be those with 
muscle-invasive bladder cancer (greater than or equal to T2), patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with atypical pathologic features (e.g., nested variant, micropapillary, etc.) or who prefer upfront cystectomy, those undertaking 
salvage cystectomy after failed curative intent treatment with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and those undergoing chemotherapy prior to surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria will include musculoskeletal, cardiovascular or neurological conditions that could inhibit patients from exercising.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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