A Randomised Trial of Robotic and Open Radical Prostatectomy (RP): Integrated Multidisciplinary Studies to Group Patient Management

Phase 3

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Prostate cancer; Surgical options for treatment; Cancer - Prostate; Surgery - Surgical techniques

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000661976
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research

Brief Summary

o convincing evidence of benefit for one form of surgery over the other as has been demonstrated by the 12 week and 24 month timepoints.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-06-29
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 334

Inclusion Criteria

Participants must:
(1) be newly diagnosed with localised prostate cancer and have chosen surgery as their treatment approach;
(2) be able to read and speak English;
(3) have no previous history of head injury, dementia or psychiatric illness;
(4) have no other concurrent cancer;
(5) Have a life expectancy of >= 10 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants must not have:
(1) Evidence of non-localised prostate cancer clinically;
(2) Any other malignancy within the past 5 years with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer;
(3) Previous pelvic radiotherapy or major pelvic surgery;
(4) A history of poor compliance in clinical trials;
(5) Any condition which, in the opinion of the Clinical Investigators, would preclude participation in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified