Efficiency of transanal irrigation and stimulation of a nerve of the ankle to improve symptoms and quality of life after radical surgery of rectal cancer
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Patients operated for rectal cancer with sphincter preservation and poor postoperative intestinal functionSurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN18237643
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Donostia
- Brief Summary
2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31585495 (added 08/10/2019)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 27
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients operated on for rectal cancer with sphincter preservation and functional anastomosis at least one year before study
2. Aged 20 to 80
Exclusion Criteria
1. IBD
2. IBS
3. Pregnancy
4. Other intestinal resection segments different from the rectum
5. Metastatic disease
6. Previous history of SNS or PTNS
7. Severe postflebitic syndrome
8. Pacemaker or defibrillator
9. Neurological disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of LARS, measured using the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome scale (LARS) at baseline, 12, 18 and 24 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> Measured at baseline, 12, 18 and 24 weeks:<br> 1. Fecal incontinence, measured using Vaizey’s score<br> 2. Dysfunctional defecation, measured using Altomare’s score<br> 3. Quality of life, measured using the QLQ-C30 Score<br> 4. Patient satisfaction, measured using the VAS<br>