Functional Status and Quality of Life in Older Patients Undergoing Robotic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer (ROBO-G)

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Geriatric Assessment; Quality of Life; Colorectal Surgery

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Geriatric Assessment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05848609

UZB-HLK: EVE-DJTT-002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study evaluates prospectively the impact of robotic surgery on functional outcome and quality of life in older patients that are operated for colorectal cancer;

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 70+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients ≥ 70 years with colorectal cancer
• eligible for colorectal surgery after multidisciplinary board evaluation and patient consent

Exclusion criteria

• decline in cognitive function after geriatric evaluation
• emergency surgery
• life expectancy < 3 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 1 patient group

Older patients with colorectal cancer

Other group

Description:

Patients undergo geriatric assessment including evaluation of cognitive function, functional status and quality of life

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Geriatric Assessment