Massive study aims to unlock secrets of bladder cancer surgery recovery
NCT ID NCT03193970
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is creating a large database of how patients recover after bladder cancer surgery (radical cystectomy). Researchers at MD Anderson and other centers will collect information from patients and doctors about symptoms and recovery. The goal is to understand what helps people recover better, so future care can be improved. The study will enroll up to 2,000 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could help identify factors that improve recovery after bladder cancer surgery, leading to better care guidelines.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test any new therapy, and results may take years to influence practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2015
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2034
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Bladder cancer patients undergoing radical cystectomy at the MD Anderson Cancer Center and the collaborating centers.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1\. Bladder cancer patients undergoing radical cystectomy at the MD Anderson Cancer Center and the collaborating centers. Exclusion Criteria: N/A
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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John Hopkins Medical Institutions
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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Spectrum Health Medical Group
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
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Stanford University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGStanford, California, 94305, United States
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University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center
RECRUITINGLawrence, Kansas, 66045, United States
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University of Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14611, United States
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University of Texas - Southwestern
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77339, United States
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Winthrop University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMineola, New York, 11501, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Dutch bladder cancer cohort aims to map survival and recurrence
- Can two drugs plus chemoradiation let bladder cancer patients keep their bladder?
- Lab-Grown tumor organoids could pick the right bladder chemo
- Can tumor genes decide who keeps their bladder?
- Lab-Grown tumor models could match patients to the right cancer drug
- Can heated saline during bladder surgery stop tumors from coming back?