Status:
COMPLETED
Laparoscopic Rectopexy for Rectal Prolapse
Lead Sponsor:
Aarhus University Hospital
Conditions:
Rectal Prolapse
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of the present prospective, double-blind, randomized study is to study whether laparoscopic anterior mesh rectopexy is as good as laparoscopic posterior rectopexy with respect to obstructive d...
Detailed Description
Full-thickness rectal prolapse is defined as a "falling down" of the rectum so that it is outside the body. Rectal prolapse can only be treated by surgery. The choice of procedure depends on the pati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with full-thickness rectal prolapse for whom the department otherwise would offer abdominal rectopexy according to the department's recommendation. That is, patient being fit for an abdominal rectopexy procedure.
Exclusion
- Age below 18 years.
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding.
- Patients who do not speak or read Danish.
- Dementia or other psychiatric disease, i.e., inability to give informed consent.
- Recurrence of rectal prolapse.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
75 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00946205
Start Date
September 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2015
Last Update
July 9 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Surgery P
Aarhus, Aarhus C, Denmark, DK-8000