Physical Therapy in Pre-cystectomy Patients

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bladder Cancer

Treatments: Other: A personally tailored exercise program

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05978570

LCCC2251

Details and patient eligibility

About

This single-site, non-randomized, study evaluates the impact of a physical therapy consultation for patients with bladder cancer scheduled for radical cystectomy (RC). The purpose of this study is to investigate whether consultation with a physical therapist and the development of a personally tailored exercise program in the pre-cystectomy period for patients with bladder cancer will result in reduced post-operative complications, morbidity, length of inpatient stay, improve readmission 30-day and 90-day and improve 90-day mortality. This study will be partially retrospective (pre-implementation of a physical therapy consultation order) and partially prospective.

Enrollment: 68 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

In order to participate in this study a subject must meet all of the eligibility criteria outlined below:

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18 years at the time of bladder cancer diagnosis
2. History of bladder cancer
3. Performance of radical cystectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

1. No history of bladder cancer or radical cystectomy

Trial design

68 participants in 1 patient group

A personally tailored exercise

Description:

A personally tailored exercise program will be offered to the participants after the Physical Therapy assessment, before the surgery.