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Comparative Study of Laparoscopic Versus Open Operations for Colon Cancer

NCT00202111 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2006-10-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the short and long term outcomes of people who have colon cancers removed either by laparotomy (a large cut in the abdominal wall) or by a laparoscopic assisted approach (keyhole surgery). This study involves 37 credentialled surgeons in 20 approved hospitals across Australasia and during the recruitment period (Jan 1998 to March 2005) 601 patients were recruited into the ALCCaS Trial.

Conditions

  • Colonic Neoplasms

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopic-assisted colectomy

PROCEDURE

Conventional open colectomy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia

    collaborator OTHER

  • Health Research Council, New Zealand

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ethicon Endo-Surgery

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peter J Hewett, MBBS, FRACS · The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

  • Andrew RL Stevenson, MBBS, FRACS · Royal Brisbane Hospital

  • Michael J Solomon, FRACS, MSc · Royal Prince Alfred Medical Centre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-01-31
Completion
2010-03-31

Countries

  • Australia
  • New Zealand

Study Locations

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