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PARLAR-02 Trial：Modified Transanal Drainage Tube Use for Preventing Anastomotic Leakage

NCT07036588 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 968

Last updated 2025-06-25

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Summary

Surgical resection remains the primary treatment for rectal cancer, but the postoperative incidence of anastomotic leakage (AL) is relatively high. AL not only increases the medical burden on patients, prolongs hospital stays, raises the need for secondary surgery, and elevates perioperative mortality, but also increases the long-term risk of local recurrence and reduces survival rates. There is an urgent need for a simple, effective treatment method that minimizes the burden on patients to prevent anastomotic leakage.

The preoperative placement of a transanal drainage tube (TDT) is believed to effectively drain gas and feces from the intestinal lumen, thereby reducing intestinal pressure and alleviating tension at the anastomotic site, thus preventing AL. Previous studies have shown that traditional drainage tubes cannot effectively prevent leakage. Given the limitations of existing research on traditional TDTs, we plan to use a modified TDT (which allows postoperative irrigation and utilizes a balloon to block feces from adversely affecting the anastomosis) to conduct a randomized, parallel-controlled trial. This study aims to further investigate the role of the modified TDT in preventing and treating anastomotic leakage following rectal surgery

Conditions

  • Anastomotic Leak

Interventions

DEVICE

Modified Transanal Drainage Tube

Patients with rectal adenocarcinoma will undergo elective laparoscopic/robotic low anterior resection. After the anastomosis is completed and the air leak test is confirmed to be negative, a modified TDT (occlusive balloon catheter) will be inserted. The balloon will be placed 5 cm above the anastomosis and filled under laparoscopic visualization (approximately 25 ml) to slightly dilate the intestinal lumen and occlude the intestinal cavity (under laparoscopic monitoring to ensure it does not affect the blood supply of the intestine). The external part of the tube will be sutured to the perianal skin and further secured with a 3M transparent dressing on the outside. It will be connected to a drainage bag (with an inner diameter greater than 8 mm) and left in place for 7 days, or until the drainage function is lost due to obvious defecation around the anal tube, at which point the catheter will be removed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Third Military Medical University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • WeiDong Tong · Army Medical University, China

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-07-01
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2030-12-31

Countries

  • China

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