Active clinical trials for "Urinary Bladder Neoplasms"

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Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block can be used to provide effective analgesia during the postoperative period following a range of surgeries. TAP block administers local anesthetics between the T6 to L1 spinal nerve roots to stop the nerve signal and to alleviate pain for abdominal procedures 4, 5. The viscera are innervated by the vagal nerve (parasympathetic innervation) and by the splanchnic nerves (sympathetic innervation). The splanchnic nerves carry both visceral efferent and afferent nerve fibers. The sensory (or afferent) part of the splanchnic nerves reach the spinal column at certain spinal segments, It is possible to block central visceral pain conduction with thoracic paravertebral blockade or maybe even with the novel quadratus lumborum (QL) block. The effect of the QL block is believed to result from a spread of LA from its lumbar deposition cranially into the thoracic paravertebral space (TPVS), since Carney et al found traces of contrast agent in the TPVS following application of this block. Hence, the QL block would seem to be able to alleviate both somatic and visceral pain.10 The aim of this study is to compare between quadratus lumborum block, transversus abdominis plane block regarding perioperative analgesia after bladder cancer surgeries by measuring intraoperative hemodynamics, postoperative pain scores and morphine consumption in the first 24 h postoperative.

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy can cause long-term adverse effects. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be effective in lessening gastrointestinal symptoms caused by radiation therapy given for pelvic cancer. It is not yet known whether high-pressure oxygen is effective in treating adverse effects caused by radiation therapy. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying hyperbaric oxygen therapy to see how well it works in treating long-term gastrointestinal adverse effects caused by radiation therapy in patients with pelvic cancer.

This randomized phase IV trial studies how well the continuous infusion of ropivacaine hydrochloride works in reducing pain after surgery in patients with bladder cancer. Ropivacaine hydrochloride is an anesthetic drug used to decrease pain by numbing an area of the body without putting the patient to sleep. Continuous infusion of ropivacaine hydrochloride may reduce pain and improve the quality of life for patients after bladder surgery.

This is a prospective study of pretreatment DW-MRI to identify potential imaging biomarkers predictive of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Target enrollment of this study is 40 patients. Patients will first undergo baseline DW-MRI of the Abdomen and Pelvis prior to beginning standard treatment with neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy after which DW-MRI will be repeated to assess for response or progression. Patients who remain eligible for surgery will proceed to standard radical cystectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection. DW-MRI metrics including apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values will be correlated to pathologic response rate in the radical cystectomy specimen to identify imaging markers predictive of response.

This randomized clinical trial studies intracorporeal or extracorporeal urinary diversion during robotic assisted radical cystectomy in reducing complications in patients with bladder cancer. Radical cystectomy is surgery to remove the entire bladder as well as nearby tissues and organs. After the bladder is removed, urinary diversion (a surgical procedure to make a new way for urine to leave the body) is performed. It is not yet known whether intracorporeal (within the body) or extracorporeal (outside of the body) urinary diversion is a better method in patients with bladder cancer undergoing robotic assisted radical cystectomy.

This is a prospective study to establish the analytical specificity of Bladder EpiCheck test in urine samples from healthy population and urology patients without prior history or evidence of bladder cancer.

The study compares the complications caused after the BCG intravesical instillation in patients treated for non invasive bladder cancer.The patients are divided into two groups one receiving IVI (intravesical Instillations) with the use of latex catheter while in the other silicone catheter is used.The two groups are compared in terms of fever, hematuria, LUTS and other complications following IVI.

Nowadays, high-quality cancer care is more than just diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Healthcare must respond to the specific needs of the patients to provide patient-centered care. To date, research on the unmet supportive care needs in bladder cancer patients undergoing radical cystectomy is scarce. Because the needs of the patients may differ according to the phase in the illness trajectory, it is important that prospective research is carried out. Research in other cancer populations shows that unmet supportive care needs are negatively associated with health-related quality of life, psychological distress, physical activity and the health literacy of the patient. By incorporating the above factors into this study, we can not only map the unmet supportive care needs of the patient, but also explore possible associations between the variables. Since this is the first prospective study on supportive care needs in bladder cancer, this is a hypothesis-generating study.

The aim of this study is to examine if late FDG-PET/CT images after intravenous FDG injection has a higher sensitivity and specificity in detecting local lymph node metastases in patients with muscle invasive BC than FDG-PET/CT images 60 minutes after FDG injection. The latter procedure has been used routinely until now.