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Trial to Compare Robotically Assisted Radical Cystectomy With Open Radical Cystectomy

Not Applicable
Conditions
Bladder Cancer
Interventions
Procedure: Intracorporeal Robot Assisted Radical Cystectomy
Procedure: Open Radical Cystectomy
Registration Number
NCT03049410
Lead Sponsor
University College, London
Brief Summary

This is a prospective multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing the outcomes from Intracorporeal RARC (iRARC) with open radical cystectomy (ORC) in patients with bladder cancer. The study will recruit patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) or muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who have selected radical cystectomy for the treatment of bladder cancer. The time of interest for measurement of the primary outcomes will be 90 days post-surgery.

Eligible patients will include those receiving neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (typically gemcitabine and cisplatin) and those having either an ileal conduit or a neo-bladder reconstruction.

Patients who have selected radical cystectomy after appropriate counselling and following a specialist multi-disciplinary team (SMDT) recommendation, will be approached and asked to consent for this study.

Consenting participants will be randomised 1:1 to either iRARC or ORC. Patients will be followed for a minimum of 90 days post-surgery.

The study will be conducted in National Health Service (NHS) Trusts designated as Cancer Centres.

Patients will be stratified by

* Type of urinary diversion (Continent diversion or ileal conduit)

* Performance status

* Centre Trial assessments will be conducted at baseline (before surgery), whilst participants are on admission and then 5, 12, 26 weeks,1 year and 18 months post surgery.

Detailed Description

Radical cystectomy (RC) represents the gold standard treatment for invasive bladder cancer. Reductions in morbidity and mortality from this operation have occurred in recent years through refined anaesthesia, surgical techniques, and centralization of services in high volume centres. The multimodal concept of enhanced recovery after RC (ERAS), which includes pre, intra and post operative steps, has also helped to reduce the length of stay and complications after RC further.

For most abdominal surgery, it is recognized that minimally invasive surgery is less morbid than open surgery, and produces improvements in post-operative recovery without altering the curative nature of the procedure. However, to date, there is little or conflicting evidence of any benefit from minimally invasive surgery over open surgery for RC. This may reflect the complex nature of this procedure (involving surgery to both the urinary and gastro-intestinal tracts), limitations of the current evidence or that there is no benefit. To date, three prospective trials have compared RARC with open RC (ORC). However, each has been limited by sample size and design, or their application of RARC with extra-corporeal reconstruction or have yet to report.

The investigators believe that there are no studies (reported or planned) that have compared optimal RARC (e.g. with intra-corporeal reconstruction) with optimal ORC (e.g. high volume centre using ERAS). In addition, the investigators believe none have adequately assessed the rehabilitation from RC. As such, the investigators now propose a prospective RCT to randomize eligible patients to either ORC or RARC. The investigators will focus upon measures of functional recovery and the return to normal activities.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
339
Inclusion Criteria
  • Participants must be over 18 years of age.
  • Male or female
  • Histopathological confirmation of bladder cancer (UCC, SCC, adenocarcinoma or rare variant)
  • CIS or stage pTa or pT1 or ≥pT2 or mobile bladder mass on bimanual examination under anaesthesia (see Section 22: Definitions for TNM definitions)
  • Node status ≤ N1 on imaging criteria or PET -ve outside pelvis
  • ECOG grade 0, 1, 2 or 3
  • Able to give informed written consent to participate.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Unwilling to undergo cystectomy.
  • Previous abdominal surgery rendering them unsuitable for either iRARC or ORC.
  • Patients with upper urinary tract disease
  • Concomitant disease that would render the patient unsuitable for the trial
  • Pregnant or lactating females
  • Previous radiotherapy for bladder cancer

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
iRARCIntracorporeal Robot Assisted Radical CystectomyIntracorporeal Robot Assisted Radical Cystectomy
Open Radical Cystectomy (ORC)Open Radical CystectomyOpen Radical Cystectomy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Days at home within 90 days of the surgery90 days post surgery

To compare the number of days alive and out of hospital within 90 days from surgery.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Difficulties due to health conditions measured using WHODAS version 2.012 months post surgery

To assess recovery and complications and the return to normal activities.

Quality of Life measured using EQ-5D-5L Health Questionnaire and EORTC QLQ-C30 version 3.12 months post surgery

To assess recovery and complications and the return to normal activities.

Trial Locations

Locations (8)

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

Lister Hospital

🇬🇧

Stevenage, United Kingdom

North Bristol NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Bristol, United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

🇬🇧

Glasgow, United Kingdom

St James' University Hospital

🇬🇧

Leeds, United Kingdom

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Royal Berkshire Hospital

🇬🇧

Reading, United Kingdom

Guy's Hospital

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London, United Kingdom

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