A clinical trial comparing two different methods of rectal cancer surgery.
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- carcinoma rectum.Patients diagnosed with Carcinoma Rectum will be studied in this trial
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/05/003649
- Lead Sponsor
- Christian Medical Collge and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
1. All patients diagnosed with low rectal adenocarcinoma (within 5cm from anal verge), admitted under Department of General Surgery Unit 2
2. Planned for abdominoperineal excision with curative intent.
Exclusion Criteria
none
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rates of positive circumferential margin between the two operative techniques.Timepoint: less than 2mm
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Intra-operative bowel(rectal) perforation rates <br/ ><br>2. Intra-operative injury to adjacent structures. <br/ ><br>3. Total operative time <br/ ><br>4. Duration of hospital stay <br/ ><br>Timepoint: intra-operative and post-operative till discharge