Status:
COMPLETED
Quality of Life After Esophagectomy for Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Conditions:
Esophageal Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of the current study is to assess the role of pyloric drainage procedure on altering the reflux effect on the quality of life in patients who underwent esophagectomy. Researchers hypothesi...
Detailed Description
Surgery is considered curative for patients with esophageal cancer. The minimally invasive approach was developed such that laparoscopy and thoracoscopy replace large abdominal and thoracic incisions....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients who are 18 years-old or older
- Patients who received esophagectomy indicated for primary esophageal cancer, either adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma
- Patients who received minimally invasive or transthoracic or transhiatal or three-field esophagectomy at MDACC during or after 2004
- Patients who are English-speaking and of any ethnicity
- Patients with prior cancers, any clinical stage of esophageal carcinoma, any performance status (as rated by American Society of Anesthesiologist Risk Scale), received or did not receive preoperative treatment, had level of anastomosis in either neck or chest
Exclusion
- 1\) Patients who received esophagectomies indicated for emergency, salvage or redo
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
88 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00798746
Start Date
November 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2010
Last Update
July 31 2012
Active Locations (1)
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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030