Quality of Life in Men Undergoing Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Versus Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy

Samsung Medical Center350 enrolled

Overview

This study is prospective evaluation of quality of life in men undergoing robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy versus radical retropubic prostatectomy.

Preoperatively, enrolled patients will complete questionnaires called EPIC that will ask about urinary, sexual, bowel and hormonal function At 1, 3,6,9 and 12 months after surgery, pateints will complete the questionnaires again. All will be enrolled at Samsung Medical Center

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

350

Conditions

Prostatic Neoplasms Quality of Life

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pathologic diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma * Clinical stage: AJCC (VI) stage T1-T2 N0M0 * Primary treatment at Samsung Medical Center for prostate cancer using: radical retropubic prostatectomy, robotic prostatectomy Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical Stage: T3, T4, nodal or distant metastasis * All kind of neoadjuvant, concurrent and adjuvant treatment * poor health forced a patient into dropout

Central Contacts

Sung Won Lee, M.D.& Ph.D.

CONTACT

82-2-3410-3552 drswlee@skku.edu

Deok Hyun Han, M.D.& Ph.D.

CONTACT

82-2-3410-6431 deokhyun.han@samsung.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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