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Rectal Reconstruction in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Rectal Cancer

NCT00238381 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 336

Last updated 2019-05-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Rectal reconstruction after surgery to treat rectal cancer may help patients keep some of their bowel function. It is not yet known which method of rectal reconstruction is most effective after surgery.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying three different methods of rectal reconstruction to compare how well they work in treating patients who are undergoing surgery for rectal cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

5 cm colon-J-pouch

5 cm colon-J-pouch with/without temporary protective ileostomy

PROCEDURE

side-to-end anastomosis

side-to-end anastomosis with/without temporary protective ileostomy

PROCEDURE

straight coloanal anastomosis

straight coloanal anastomosis with/without temporary protective ileostomy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Swiss Cancer Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christian T. Hamel, MD · Kantonsspital - Abteilung Onkologie

  • Walter R. Marti, Prof. · Kantonsspital Aarau

  • Markus Zuber, MD · Kantonsspital Olten

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-07-31
Primary Completion
2014-05-31
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • Germany
  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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