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. 2019 Apr 24;2019(4):CD011903. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011903.pub2

Kelly , Catto 2017.

Trial name or title IROC (Trial to Compare Robotically Assisted Radical Cystectomy With Open Radical Cystectomy)
Methods Phase III multicentre randomised controlled trial
Participants Patients with non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) or muscle‐invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who had selected radical cystectomy for treatment of bladder cancer; planned accrual of 320 participants
Interventions Robotically assisted radical cystectomy and intracorporeal urinary diversion vs open radical cystectomy
Outcomes Primary outcome measures:
  • Days at home within 90 days of surgery


Secondary outcome measures:
  • by WHODAS version 2.0

  • Quality of life measured by EQ‐5D‐5L Health Questionnaire and EORTC QLQ‐C30 version 3

Starting date 01/03/2017 (estimated study completion date: 15 February 2020)
Contact information Chris Brew‐Graves; 0207 679 9280; situ.iroc@ucl.ac.uk
Notes ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03049410

EORTC QLQ‐C30: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30; EQ‐5D‐5L: EuroQol 5 Domains 5 Levels; MIBC: muscle‐invasive bladder cancer; NMIBC: non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer; WHODAS: World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule.