Prospective, randomised, multicentre trial to assess short- and long-term results after laparoscopic and conventional resection of colorectal carcinoma
Completed
- Conditions
- Colonic and upper rectal cancerCancerMalignant neoplasm of colon
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN18106465
- Lead Sponsor
- Charité - University Medicine Berlin (Germany)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1200
Inclusion Criteria
1. Both males and females
2. Tumour located in the upper rectum (above 12 cm from the anal verge) or the colon
3. Scheduled for right hemicolectomy, sigmoidectomy, or anterior rectal resection
Exclusion Criteria
1. Adenocarcinoma of the transverse colon or the colonic flexures necessitating extended left or right 2. Hemicolectomy or subtotal colectomy
3. Distant metastasis (i.e. liver or lung)
4. Contraindications to pneumoperitoneum
5. Acute intestinal obstruction
6. Perforation
7. Abscess
8. Malignant disease in the past 5 years (excluding skin basiloma or carcinoma in situ of the cervix)
9. Synchronous adenocarcinoma of the colorectum
10. Pregnancy
11. Age below 18 years
12. Unwilling to consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method