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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN18452029
ISRCTN18452029CompletedNot Applicable

Distal Pancreatectomy: a randomised controlled trial to compare two different surgical techniques

niversity Hospital Heidelberg (Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg) (Germany)0 sites450 target enrollmentStarted: July 26, 2006Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
450

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Age equal or above 18 years
  • 2. Expected survival time more than 12 months
  • 3. Patients with at least one of the following pathologic diseases scheduled for elective resection:
  • 3.1. Resectable malignancies of the pancreatic body and/or tail
  • 3.2. Resectable chronic pancreatitis of the body and/or tail
  • 3.3. Resectable benign tumours of the pancreas including neuroendocrine tumours
  • 3.4. Resectable pseudocyst of the pancreatic body and/or tail

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Current immunosuppressive therapy
  • 2. Chemotherapy within two weeks before operation
  • 3. Radiotherapy within eight weeks before operation
  • 4. Curative resection is not feasible
  • 5. Severe psychiatric or neurologic diseases
  • 6. Drug and/or alcohol abuse according to local standards
  • 7. Participation in another intervention trial with interference of intervention or outcome
  • 8. Inability to follow the instructions given by the investigator or interviewer
  • 9. Expected lack of compliance
  • 10. Lack of informed consent

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity Hospital Heidelberg (Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg) (Germany)

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