Intracorporeal urinary diversion (ICD) provides superior postoperative outcomes compared to extracorporeal urinary diversion (ECD). The investigators' hypothesis that ICD may provide clinical benefit is based on principles of less bowel and ureteral handling, superior operating room workflow, less exposure to the external environment, and optimal visualization with ICD while utilizing a smaller incision compared to ECD. ICD should have less bowel-related complications, lower pain scores allowing patients to be discharged from the hospital sooner and regain functional independence more quickly.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
38
Extra-corporeal urinary diversion, provided as part of standard of care, will have the ureters sutured into the ileal conduit by hand.
Intracorporal Urinary Diversion, provided as part of standard of care, will have the ureters sutured into the ileal conduit using the Da Vinci robot.
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States
90-day Major Post-Operative Complication Rate
Major complication rate at 90-days from RARC + urinary diversion using the modified Clavien-Dindo grading system. Major complication is defined as Clavien-Dindo Grade ≥ 3.
Time frame: 90 days
90-day Any Post-Operative Complication Rate
Any complication rates at 90-days from RARC + urinary diversion, using the modified Clavien-Dindo grading system as low grade (1-2) or high grade (3-5).
Time frame: 90 days
Length of Hospital Stay in ECD vs ICD Study Participants
Length of hospital stay for study participants undergoing ECD versus ICD urinary diversion post-RARC, as recorded at hospital discharge.
Time frame: About 2 weeks
90-day Readmission Rate
Rate of readmission to hospital at 90 days post-RARC followed by ECD or ICD urinary diversion.
Time frame: 90 days
Rate of Return to the Operating room within 90 days
Rate of return to the operating room within 90 days after RARC followed by ICD or ECD Urinary Diversion.
Time frame: Up to 90 days
Mortality Rate at 90 days
Rate of mortality (death) at 90 days in study participants
Time frame: 90 days
Rate of Bowel-Specific Complications
Rate of bowel-specific complications in study participants (including incidence of mechanical bowel obstruction, anastomotic leaks, and surgical site infections) and post operative pain. Bowel-specific complications will be assessed using the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.
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Time frame: Up to 36 months
Functional Independence Recovery as measured by the ADL Questionnaire
Rate of functional independence recovery as measured by patient-reported scores on the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) questionnaire. For the ADL, the total score ranges from 0 to 6, with the higher scores indicating functional improvement and lower scores indicating functional deterioration.
Time frame: Up to 36 months
Functional Independence Recovery as measured by the IADL Questionnaire
Rate of functional independence recovery as measured by an aggregate of patient-reported scores on the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) questionnaire. For the IADL, the total score ranges from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating functional functional improvement and lower scores indicating functional deterioration.
Time frame: Up to 36 months
Functional Independence Recovery as measured by the Hand Grip Strength Test.
The Hand Grip Strength Test measures the amount of static force that a participant's hand can squeeze around a dynamometer. The test is measured in kilograms.
Time frame: Up to 36 months
Functional Independence Recovery as measured by the Timed Up and Go (TUG) Walking Test
The TUG test times participants as they rise from a standard chair, walk 3 meters, turn, walk back and sit again. The test is measured in seconds.
Time frame: Up to 36 months
Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) as assessed by SF-8 Health Survey
HRQoL measured by patient scores on the Short Form 8 (SF-8) Health Survey. The SF-8 is a questionnaire consisting of 8-items and two component summary scores: Physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS). They are scored by weighting each score to a norm-based scoring model. The total scores will be reported as a percentile with higher score indicating better health-related quality of life.
Time frame: Up to 36 months
HRQoL as assessed by the FACT-VCI Questionnaire
HRQoL measured by patient scores on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Vanderbilt Cystectomy Index (FACT-VCI) questionnaire. The FACT-VCI is a condition-specific instrument for patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) and urinary diversion (UD) for bladder cancer. The questionnaire consists of 44 items scored on a range from 0 ("Not at all") to 4 ("Very Much"), resulting in an ordinal Likert scale, with higher scores indicating a better HRQoL. The FACT-VCI measures quality of life across five domains: Physical wellbeing, social/family wellbeing, emotional wellbeing, functional wellbeing and an additional concerns subscale.
Time frame: Up to 36 months