Status:
COMPLETED
Quality of Life in Patients That Undergo J Pouch or Side to End Coloanal Anastomosis for Rectal Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
The Cleveland Clinic
Conditions:
Rectal Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesis is that the patients who receive a side to end anastomosis have bowel outcome and quality of life that is equivalent to those who receive a J pouch.
Detailed Description
The side to end anastomosis has become popular in recent years as it is technically simple to construct. The difference between the Baker type(side to end) of anastomosis and the J pouch, is that no f...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with distal rectal cancers who will be having an abdominal proctocolectomy with a low colorectal anastomosis within 4 cm of the dentate line or a coloanal anastomosis will be candidates for this study.
- No evidence of distant metastatsis -
Exclusion
- Stage IV rectal cancer
- History of radiation to the pelvis ( eg. for uterine or prostatic cancer)
- Evidence of synchronus or metachronus disease
- H/o dementia
- Prisoners
- Women who are pregnant
- History of previous Right Colectomy
- History of inflammatory bowel disease -
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
46 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01182116
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2016
Last Update
May 9 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195