Trial reportWorld journal of urology2022
Quality of life and secondary outcomes for open versus robot-assisted radical cystectomy: a double-blinded, randomised feasibility trial.
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- Intra-corporeal robot-assisted versus open radical cystectomy: a meta-analysis.World journal of urology · 2026Pooled it
- Comparing quality of life after robot assisted versus open radical cystectomy: A systematic review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Robot-assisted radical cystectomy vs open radical cystectomy in patients with bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.World journal of surgical oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Robot-assisted, laparoscopic and open radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyPooled it
- The impact of high-grade complications on quality of life and psychosocial distress in the early period after radical cystectomy.BJUI compass · 2026Article
- A novel patient-centered outcome in cancer care, days at home: a scoping review and guide for its future use.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Long-term quality of life in patients with bladder cancer following radical cystectomy.BJU international · 2025Article
- Comparative effectiveness of robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion vs open radical cystectomy for bladder cancer.BJU international · 2025Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life Across the Spectrum of Bladder Cancer: A Current Review.Current urology reports · 2024Review
- Days at home after surgery as a perioperative outcome: scoping review and recommendations for use in health services research.The British journal of surgery · 2024Article
- Reporting time toxicity in prospective cancer clinical trials: A scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Open or robotic? Radical cystectomies for patients with non-metastatic bladder cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2024Article
- Sexual health problems of patients with cancer: A bibliometrics study and visualization analysis via CiteSpace.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Robot-assisted radical cystectomy: Where we are in 2023.Investigative and clinical urology · 2023Review
- Open vs. robot-assisted radical cystectomy with extracorporeal or intracorporeal urinary diversion for bladder cancer A pairwise meta-analysis of outcomes and a network meta-analysis of complications.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2023Article
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeThis study aims to examine quality of life (QoL) before and after radical cystectomy (RC) and compare robot-assisted laparoscopy with intracorporeal urinary diversion (iRARC) to open radical cystectomy (ORC).
methodsThis study is a predefined secondary analysis of a single-centre, double-blinded, randomised feasibility trial. Fifty patients were randomly assigned to iRARC with ileal conduit (n = 25) or ORC with ileal conduit (n = 25). Patients were followed 90 days postoperatively. The primary outcome was patient-reported QoL using the EORTC Cancer-30 and muscle-invasive bladder cancer BLM-30 QoL questionnaires before and after RC. Differences between randomisation arms as well as changes over time were evaluated. Secondary outcomes included 30- and 90 day complication rates, 90 day readmission rates, and 90 day days-alive-and-out-of-hospital and their relationship to QoL.
resultsAll patients underwent the allocated treatment. We found no difference in QoL, complication rates, readmission rates, and days-alive-and-out-of-hospital between randomisation arms. An overall improvement in QoL was found in the following domains: future perspectives, emotional functioning, and social functioning. Sexual functioning worsened postoperatively. There was no association between having experienced a major complication or lengthy hospitalisation and worse postoperative QoL.
conclusionThe QoL does not appear to depend on surgical technique. Apart from sexual functioning, patients report stable or improved QoL within the first 90 postoperative days.
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