NCT05790850NARecruiting
Pre-Habilitation with Mindfulness and Exercise for Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy (PRIMER Trial)
University of Virginia
Start Date
3/30/2023
Completion Date
6/1/2026
Summary
The PRIMER (Pre-Habilitation With Mindfulness and Exercise for Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy) trial is a pilot designed to estimate the feasibility of integrating a home-based pre-operative exercise and mindfulness program (pre-habilitation program) for patients scheduled to undergo radical cystectomy for bladder cancer in an attempt to improve both physical and psychological conditioning pre-operatively.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to 90 years
Inclusion Criteria:
* Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
* Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
* Male or female, aged ≥18 years of age
* Good surgical candidate determined by treating surgeon
* Histologically documented muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer refractory to BCG, cisplatin ineligible muscle invasive bladder cancer receiving upfront cystectomy, urothelial carcinoma of the bladder with variant histology
* Adequate Organ Function per protocol definition
* ECOG performance status ≤2
* Received medical clearance to complete cardiopulmonary exercise testing
* Willing to use the personal or study provided devices for monitoring and performing the exercise routines.
* Fluent in English or Spanish for the EORTC QLQ questionnaire
* No known contraindications to high intensity exercise
Exclusion Criteria:
* Contraindications to participating in aerobic exercise
* Currently participating in an aerobic exercise program
* New onset chest pain nor dyspnea with exertion
* Histologically documented micropapillary or sarcomatoid bladder cancer
* Distant metastatic carcinoma
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
Pre-operative physical exercise
BEHAVIORAL
Pre-operative mindfulness meditation practice
Conditions
Bladder CancerNon-muscle-invasive Bladder CancerMuscle-Invasive Bladder Carcinoma
Locations
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
United States