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Conventional Surgery Compared With Laparoscopic-Assisted Surgery in Treating Patients With Colorectal Cancer

NCT00003354 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1200

Last updated 2013-12-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Laparoscopic-assisted surgery is a less invasive type of surgery for colorectal cancer and may have fewer side effects and improve recovery. It is not yet known if undergoing conventional surgery is more effective than laparoscopic-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying conventional surgery to see how well it works compared to laparoscopic-assisted surgery in treating patients with colorectal cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

conventional surgery

PROCEDURE

laparoscopic surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • P.J. Guillou, MD · Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1996-07-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Diseases
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