Robot assisted radical cystectomy versus open radical cystectomy in bladder cancer (RACE): study protocol of a non-randomized comparative effectiveness study

Table 2 Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) flow diagram of study enrolment, interventions and assessments

	Study period
	Enrolment	Allocation	Post-allocation			Close-out
Timeline	4–6 weeks before Radical Cystectomy	Radical Cystectomy	1 m	3 m	6 m	12 m
Timepoint	-t₁	0	t₁	t₂	t₃	t₄
Enrolment:
Eligibility screen	X
Informed consent	X
Intervention: RARC or ORC		X
Assessments:
Quality of Life	X		X	X	X	X
Patient based healthcare usage	X	Monthly
Clinical data			X	X		X

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