J-Pouch Colorectal Anastomosis or Straight Colorectal Anastomosis in Treating Patients With Rectal Cancer Who Have Undergone Surgery to Remove the Tumor

NCT01110798 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2013-09-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: It is not yet known whether a J-pouch colorectal anastomosis is more effective than a straight colorectal anastomosis in treating patients with rectal cancer who have undergone surgery to remove the tumor.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying J-pouch colorectal anastomosis to see how well it works compared with straight colorectal anastomosis in treating patients with rectal cancer who have undergone surgery to remove the tumor.

Conditions

  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Complications
  • Perioperative/Postoperative Complications

Interventions

OTHER

intraoperative complication management/prevention

PROCEDURE

assessment of therapy complications

PROCEDURE

gastrointestinal complications management/prevention

PROCEDURE

quality-of-life assessment

PROCEDURE

therapeutic conventional surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Donato Nitti, MD · Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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