Real-time tracking of rectal tumours during colorectal cancer surgery
Completed
- Conditions
- Open or laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer patients
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON25173
- Lead Sponsor
- The Netherlands Cancer Institute –Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 31
Inclusion Criteria
= 18 years
A rectal tumour within 10 cm of the anal verge (based on preoperative imaging)
A signed informed consent
Suitable for contrast enhanced CT scanning
Planned for low anterior resection (LAR) or abdominoperineal resection (APR)
Exclusion Criteria
Metal implants in the pelvic area
Patients for which it is impossible to do a rectal examination
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome of this study was feasibility. Feasibility was defined as successful completion of the whole investigational workflow resulting in continuous delivery of interpretable navigation data for rectal surgery.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary outcome was accuracy of the system.