Hidden costs of cancer surgery: new study tracks financial burden after robotic procedures

NCT ID NCT06955910

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how robotic surgery for prostate, bladder, or kidney cancer affects patients' finances. Researchers will ask 120 people who had surgery in the last year to fill out questionnaires about their medical costs, travel expenses, and support needs. The goal is to understand which patients face the most financial hardship and what factors contribute to it.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Financial Stress kidney cancer prostate cancer urinary bladder carcinoma Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Istituto Oncologico Veneto

    Padova, Italy/Padova, 35128, Italy