Functional Outcomes and QoL in Patients With High Versus Low and Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Treated by RARP

NCT ID: NCT03790995

Last Updated: 2019-01-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

9235 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-10-31

Study Completion Date

2018-02-28

Brief Summary

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The Be-RALP database is Belgian prospective multicenter database governed by the Belgian cancer registry. This database investigates the status after robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) in prostate cancer patients. It was established by a collaboration between the Belgian association of Urology (BAU), the National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI) and the Belgian cancer registry.

Between 2009 and 2016, 9235 patients were included in this patient registry.

The studied outcomes covered quality of life measures as well as variables covering urinary and erectile function.

Detailed Description

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The Be-RALP database is Belgian prospective multicenter database governed by the Belgian cancer registry. This was established by a collaboration between the Belgian association of Urology (BAU), the National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI) and the Belgian cancer registry.

Twenty-five centres, on average 90% of all Belgian robotic centres, collected prospective data of 9235 patients from October 2009 until February 2016. These data is collected by local data managers or physicians and was required to receive reimbursion from the NIHDI for the disposables used during robot surgery. After filling in the data by the local datamanagers, the data is centralised. In Brussels the data is protected and further used by data managers and statisticians. In this system in-and output of data is strictly separated. Patient data is encoded to ensure absolute privacy. Then the data is checked upon correctness by using random checks. Data is completed where necessary.

These parameters increase the quality of data handling and database.

The final database consists of baseline pre-, per- and postoperative data as well as four standardised follow-up registrations (on 1, 3, 12 and 24 months), with follow-up data still being collected. In each follow-up registration, functional parameters and quality of life are re-assessed together with postoperative treatment status and PSA.

The Be-RALP database collected patient details of 9235 patients treated by RARP between 2009 and 2016. Patients with macro metastasis and initial PSA values higher than 100 (probable undetected micro metastasis) were excluded for this study, as well as all pT0, patients with surgery after the closing date and patients with invalid survival data. Further exclusion of patients with missing values for nerve sparing, extend of nerve sparing and risk category resulted in a group of 8306 patients.

The selected outcomes covered in the database consist of quality of life measures (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 global, physical, emotional and cognitive) as well as variables covering urinary (Incontinence Modular Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence: ICIQ, EORTC QLQ-PR25 urinary symptoms, incontinence aid) and erectile function (International Index of Erectile Function: IIEF, EORTC QLQ-PR25 sexual activity and sexual functioning).

A 1:1 matching between high and low-intermediate prostate cancer will be performed. Afterwards, longitudinal mixed models will quantify the relation between the explanatory variables follow-up time, risk group (high vs. low-intermediate) and postoperative treatment (postoperative radiotherapy (RT) and/or androgen deprivation therapy (ADT): yes vs. no) and the outcomes erectile- and urinary function as well as Quality of Life. All analysis will be performed using the statistical analysis software (SAS system), version 9.3.

Conditions

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Prostate Cancer Quality of Life Erectile Function Urinary Function

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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High risk prostate cancer

Patients with initial cT2c-3-4, cN +, Gleason score (GS) more than 7 or PSA \> 20ng/mL were labelled as high-risk prostate cancer.

Both groups received robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. Matching across age (continuous), year of surgery (2009+2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015+2016), nerve sparing (bilateral, unilateral or no nerve sparing) and centre size (continuous). 1:1 coarsened exact matching. Continuous variables are temporarily coarsened as followed: age (\<55, 55-\<65, 65-\<75, 75+) and centre size (\<50, 50-\<100, 100+ cases/year).

Robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Low - intermediate risk prostate cancer

Initial PSA levels less or equal than 20 ng/mL with GS of 7 or less and cT1-2a-2b, 2 were labelled as low and intermediate risk prostate cancer and served as a control group.

Both groups received robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. Matching across age (continuous), year of surgery (2009+2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015+2016), nerve sparing (bilateral, unilateral or no nerve sparing) and centre size (continuous). 1:1 coarsened exact matching. Continuous variables are temporarily coarsened as followed: age (\<55, 55-\<65, 65-\<75, 75+) and centre size (\<50, 50-\<100, 100+ cases/year).

Robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Interventions

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Robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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+- postoperative treatments

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed with prostate cancer
* Eligible to undergo RALP
* RALP in one of the 25 participating centres

Exclusion Criteria

* iPSA \> 100
* Confirmed metastasis
* invalid survival data
* pT0
* Missing nerve sparing details
* Missing risk group
Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Belgian Cancer Registry

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

KU Leuven

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Wout Devlies

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Steven Joniau, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Urology, KU Leuven, Leuven Belgium

Locations

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Algemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis Aalst

Aalst, , Belgium

Site Status

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Aalst-Asse-Ninove

Aalst, , Belgium

Site Status

GZA ziekenhuizen - Campus Sint-Augustinus

Antwerp, , Belgium

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AZ Klina

Brasschaat, , Belgium

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AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende

Bruges, , Belgium

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AZ Sint-Lucas

Bruges, , Belgium

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CHU Saint-Pierre Bruxelles

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

Institut Jules Bordet Bruxelles

Brussels, , Belgium

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Hôpital Erasme Bruxelles

Brussels, , Belgium

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CHIREC

Brussels, , Belgium

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AZ Sint Blasius Dendermonde

Dendermonde, , Belgium

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AZ Jan Palfijn Gent

Ghent, , Belgium

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AZ Maria Middelares Gent

Ghent, , Belgium

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AZ Sint-Lucas Gent

Ghent, , Belgium

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Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

Ghent, , Belgium

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AZ Groeninge

Kortrijk, , Belgium

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Universitaire ziekenhuizen Leuven

Leuven, , Belgium

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CHR de la Citadelle Liège

Liège, , Belgium

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CHU Ambroise Paré Mons

Mons, , Belgium

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AZ Damiaan

Ostend, , Belgium

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AZ Delta-Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen

Roeselare, , Belgium

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Cliniques de l'Europe Bruxelles

Uccle, , Belgium

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AZ Jan Portaels

Vilvoorde, , Belgium

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Cliniques Universitaires de Mont-Godinne

Yvoir, , Belgium

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AZ Sint-Elisabeth Zottegem

Zottegem, , Belgium

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Countries

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Belgium

References

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Albisinni S, Joniau S, Quackels T, De Coster G, Dekuyper P, Van Cleynenbreugel B, Van Damme N, Van Eycken E, Ameye F, Roumeguere T; Be-RALP Registry (Belgian Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Registry). Current trends in patient enrollment for robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy in Belgium. Cancer. 2017 Nov 1;123(21):4139-4146. doi: 10.1002/cncr.30874. Epub 2017 Jul 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28743170 (View on PubMed)

Tosco L, De Coster G, Roumeguere T, Everaerts W, Quackels T, Dekuyper P, Van Cleynenbreugel B, Van Damme N, Van Eycken E, Ameye F, Joniau S; Be RALP the Belgian RALP consortium. Development and External Validation of Nomograms To Predict Adverse Pathological Characteristics After Robotic Prostatectomy: Results of a Prospective, Multi-institutional, Nationwide series. Eur Urol Oncol. 2018 Sep;1(4):338-345. doi: 10.1016/j.euo.2018.04.008. Epub 2018 Jun 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31100256 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Be-RALP functioning and QoL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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