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. 2021 May 25;11(5):e043535. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043535

Table 4.

Schedule of enrolments, interventions and assessments

Study period
Enrolment Allocation Post-allocation Close-out
Timepoint −t1 Surgery POD1 POD2 POD3 POD5–7 1 month 3 months 6 months 9 months 1 year
Enrolment:
Eligible screen
Informed consent
Allocation
Intervention:
TRDG group
TLDG group
Assessments:
Operation time (min)
Estimated blood loss (mL)
Retrieved lymph nodes (n)
First flatus time (n)  ※
Anastomotic-related complications (n) Until postoperative 1 month
Postoperative morbidity (n) Until postoperative 1 month
Postoperative mortality (n)

Until postoperative 1 month
Postoperative hospital stay (n) Until the day of discharge
QOL questionnaire
Survival status
1-year OS and DFS

DFS, disease-free survival; OS, overall survival; POD, postoperative day; QOL, quality of life; TLDG, totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy; TRDG, totally robotic distal gastrectomy.