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Pelvic Drains After Radical Hysterectomy in Treating Patients With Uterine, Cervical, or Vaginal Cancer

NCT00003267 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 214

Last updated 2012-07-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: The use of pelvic drains may help to prevent complications following radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy. It is not known whether receiving pelvic drains during surgery is more effective than receiving no pelvic drains during surgery in patients with uterine, cervical, or vaginal cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine if the use of pelvic drains following radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy is effective in treating patients with uterine, cervical, or vaginal cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

infection prophylaxis and management

PROCEDURE

management of therapy complications

PROCEDURE

surgical procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Sergio L. Pecorelli, MD · Spedali Civili di Brescia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-02-28
Primary Completion
2000-07-31

Countries

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • Spain

Study Locations

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Diseases

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