Status:

WITHDRAWN

Laparoscopic Surgery or Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery in Treating Patients With Rectal Cancer That Can Be Removed By Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

City of Hope Medical Center

Conditions:

Recurrent Rectal Cancer

Stage I Rectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery may be a less invasive type of surgery for rectal cancer and may have fewer side effects and improve recovery. It is not yet known whether robotic-assi...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate robotic-assisted rectal cancer surgery versus standard laparoscopic rectal cancer resection by means of a randomized, controlled trial. II. To assess technical ease of the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion
  • Able to provide written informed consent
  • Diagnosis of rectal cancer amenable to curative surgery either by anterior resection or abdominoperineal resection (i.e. staged T1-3, N0-2, M0 by CT and MRI or transrectal ultrasound)
  • Rectal cancer suitable for resection by either standard or robotic-assisted laparoscopic procedure
  • Fit for robotic-assisted or standard laparoscopic rectal resection
  • ASA =\< 3
  • Capable of completing required questionnaires at time of consent
  • Exclusion
  • Benign lesions of the rectum
  • Cancers of the anal canal
  • Locally advanced cancers not amenable to curative surgery
  • Locally advanced cancers requiring en bloc multi-visceral resection
  • Synchronous colorectal tumours requiring multi-segment surgical resection
  • Co-existent inflammatory bowel disease
  • Clinical or radiological evidence of metastatic spread
  • Concurrent or previous diagnosis of invasive cancer within 5 years that could confuse diagnosis (non-melanomatous skin cancer or superficial bladder cancer treated with curative intent are acceptable; for other cases please discuss with Chief Investigator via CTRU)
  • History of psychiatric or addictive disorder or other medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude the patient from meeting the trial requirements
  • Pregnancy
  • Participation in another rectal cancer clinical trial relating to surgical technique

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 1 2011

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01196000

    Start Date

    December 1 2011

    Last Update

    April 17 2012

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