Status:

UNKNOWN

Laparoscopy-Assisted Surgery for Carcinoma of the Low Rectum

Lead Sponsor:

Fujian Medical University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University

Conditions:

Rectal Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and oncological feasibility of laparoscopy-assisted surgery for low rectal carcinoma compared with open surgery.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • histologically proven rectal adenocarcinoma
  • inferior edge of the tumor located within 5 cm from the dentate line as determined by rigid proctoscopy
  • diagnosis of rectal cancer amenable to curative surgery either by anterior resection or abdominoperineal resection or extralevator abdominoperineal excision
  • T3-4a,N0 or T1-4a,N1-2 treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
  • no evidence of distant metastases
  • tumor size \<6cm
  • sufficient organ function
  • no contraindication to laparoscopic surgery
  • without other malignancies in medical history

Exclusion

  • concurrent or previous diagnosis of invasive cancer within 5 years
  • locally advanced cancers requiring en bloc multivisceral resection
  • intestinal obstruction
  • intestinal perforation
  • history of colorectal surgery
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) class 4 or 5
  • pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • history of mental disorder
  • participation in another rectal cancer clinical trial relating to surgical technique

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 12 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 6 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

1070 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01899547

Start Date

November 12 2013

End Date

June 6 2023

Last Update

October 1 2021

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Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

Fuzhou, Fujian, China, 350001