Work Situation and Return to Work in Urology Patients
Surveys work status and follow-up of adults treated for bladder, prostate, kidney cancer or stones.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Occupational Situation and Return to Work of Urological Patients
Key facts
- Where
- Krakow, PolandSee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults admitted to one hospital in Kraków for urological diseases. Working patients having major cancer surgery or kidney stone procedures are also followed for 6 months.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes can join
- Disease stage
- Urological diseases. The follow-up group needs major urological cancer surgery (such as radical cystectomy, radical prostatectomy, nephrectomy) or a urinary tract stone procedure (such as ureterorenoscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy).
Main reasons for not taking part
- Cannot or will not give informed consent
- Unemployed or retired at the start (they only join the first survey, not the follow-up)
- Not having major urological cancer surgery or a urinary tract stone procedure (for the follow-up group)
Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Where in Poland
- Jagiellonian University Medical CollegeKrakow, PolandContact: Principal InvestigatorTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Jagiellonian University
- Trial code
- NCT07088536
- Record updated
- 3 March 2026
- Original description
This study will examine the work status of all adult patients admitted over a 6-month period to the University Hospital in Kraków, Poland, for treatment of urological diseases. All admitted patients will be surveyed about their job situation. Patients who are occupationally active and undergoing major oncological surgeries (such as radical cystectomy, prostatectomy, or nephrectomy) or procedures for urinary tract stones will also complete a quality-of-life questionnaire and be followed up by phone at 3 and 6 months. The goal is to learn how treatment affects patients' ability to return to work and their well-being, to help guide support and rehabilitation strategies.Read full original descriptionShow less
Occupational Situation of Patients With Urological Diseases and Return to Work in Patients Undergoing Major Uro-Oncological Operations and Procedures for Urinary Tract Stones
This study will examine the work status of all adult patients admitted over a 6-month period to the University Hospital in Kraków, Poland, for treatment of urological diseases. All admitted patients will be surveyed about their job situation. Patients who are occupationally active and undergoing major oncological surgeries (such as radical cystectomy, prostatectomy, or nephrectomy) or procedures for urinary tract stones will also complete a quality-of-life questionnaire and be followed up by phone at 3 and 6 months. The goal is to learn how treatment affects patients' ability to return to work and their well-being, to help guide support and rehabilitation strategies.
Inclusion: Adult patients (≥18 years) admitted to the Department of Urology and Oncological Urology, University Hospital in Kraków, during the 6-month study period; For the prospective follow-up cohort:; Occupationally active (employed) at baseline; Undergoing major uro-oncological surgery (e.g., radical cystectomy, radical prostatectomy, nephrectomy) or a procedure for urinary tract stones (e.g., ureterorenoscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy); Able and willing to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion: Patients not undergoing major uro-oncological surgery or urinary tract stone procedures (for the prospective follow-up cohort); Patients unwilling or unable to provide informed consent; Patients who are unemployed or retired at baseline (excluded from the prospective follow-up cohort but included in the baseline cross-sectional survey).