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Rectal Reconstruction in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Rectal Cancer

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Colorectal Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00238381
Lead Sponsor
Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Rectal reconstruction after surgery to treat rectal cancer may help patients keep some of their bowel function. It is not yet known which method of rectal reconstruction is most effective after surgery.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying three different methods of rectal reconstruction to compare how well they work in treating patients who are undergoing surgery for rectal cancer.

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, gender, distance of the distal tumor margin from the dentate line (\> 5 cm vs ≤ 5 cm), age (\< 70 vs ≥ 70), neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (yes vs no), and distant metastasis (M0 vs M1). Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
336
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Composite evacuation score after total mesorectal excision12 months after surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of life after total mesorectal excision6, 12m 18 and 24 months
Composite evacuation score at 6, 18, and 24 months after total mesorectal excision6, 18 and 24 months after surgery
Composite incontinence score after total mesorectal excision6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Morbidity2 years follow-up
Overall survival2 years follow-up

Trial Locations

Locations (18)

Kreiskrankenhaus Lörrach

🇩🇪

Lörrach, Germany

Kantonsspital Aarau

🇨🇭

Aarau, Switzerland

Zuger Kantonsspital AG

🇨🇭

Baar, Switzerland

Universitaetsspital-Basel

🇨🇭

Basel, Switzerland

Inselspital Bern

🇨🇭

Bern, Switzerland

Kantonsspital Bruderholz

🇨🇭

Bruderholz, Switzerland

Bezirksspital Dornach

🇨🇭

Dornach, Switzerland

Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve

🇨🇭

Geneva, Switzerland

Hopital de La Chaux-de-Fonds

🇨🇭

La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

🇨🇭

Lausanne, Switzerland

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Kreiskrankenhaus Lörrach
🇩🇪Lörrach, Germany

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