New support program aims to ease bladder cancer recovery
NCT ID NCT04055311
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program to help bladder cancer patients and their caregivers prepare for and recover from bladder removal surgery. A nurse or health professional provided pre-surgery education and stoma care training, and patients got access to a recovery website with videos and resources. The goal was to improve quality of life and reduce infections and unplanned hospital visits. 174 patients and their caregivers took part.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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174 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2018
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * (a) male or female patients diagnosed with BC * (b) undergoing bladder removal surgery and one of the following urinary diversions: 1) ileal conduit, 2) neobladder or 3) Indiana pouch. * (c) did not need or completed neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, * (d) able to communicate with ease in English Exclusion Criteria: * (a) the caregiving relationship is temporary (e.g., an out-of-town relative provides temporary support) as stated by both patient and caregiver.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States
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Northwell Health
Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States
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