Functional Status and Quality of Life in Older Patients Undergoing Robotic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age70+
SponsorUniversitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

About this trial

The present study evaluates prospectively the impact of robotic surgery on functional outcome and quality of life in older patients that are operated for colorectal cancer;

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

patients ≥ 70 years with colorectal cancer

eligible for colorectal surgery after multidisciplinary board evaluation and patient consent

Disqualifiers

decline in cognitive function after geriatric evaluation

emergency surgery

life expectancy < 3 months

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Geriatric Assessment

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group