Status:

COMPLETED

S1316, Surgery or Non-Surgical Management in Treating Patients With Intra-Abdominal Cancer and Bowel Obstruction

Lead Sponsor:

SWOG Cancer Research Network

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Conditions:

Constipation, Impaction, and Bowel Obstruction

Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This partially randomized clinical trial studies surgery or non-surgical management in treating patients with intra-abdominal cancer and bowel obstruction. Bowel obstruction is a common problem for ad...

Detailed Description

This partially randomized clinical trial studies surgery or non-surgical management in treating patients with intra-abdominal cancer and bowel obstruction. Bowel obstruction is a common problem for ad...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient must have malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) as evidenced by all of the following:
  • Clinical evidence of a bowel obstruction (via history, physical, and radiographic examination)
  • Bowel obstruction below (distal to) ligament of Treitz
  • Intra-abdominal primary cancer with incurable disease
  • Patients must have malignant bowel obstruction due to an intra-abdominal primary cancer (i.e. stomach, small bowel \[including duodenum\], pancreas, colon, rectum, appendiceal, ovarian, uterine, cervical, kidney, bladder, prostate, gastrointestinal stromal tumor \[GIST\] \[all sites\], and sarcoma)
  • Patient must be able to tolerate a major surgical procedure based on clinical evaluation, status of their cancer, and any other underlying medical problems
  • A member of the patient's surgical team must indicate equipoise for the benefit of the surgical treatment for MBO; the surgeon must respond "Yes" to each of the following questions and sign the S1316 Surgical Equipoise Documentation form for the patient to be eligible:
  • Is surgery for treatment of malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) being considered for this patient?
  • Do you have equipoise (If the treating team finds that an operation is required \[e.g., for acute abdomen\], or they would not offer the patient an operation \[e.g., patient is too weak to tolerate surgery\], then there is no equipoise)?
  • Patients must not have signs of bowel perforation or "acute" abdomen as evidenced by free air on radiologic imaging or peritonitis on physical exam within 2 days prior to registration
  • Patients must be registered to the study within 3 days after surgical consult for MBO and prior to any treatment (surgical or non-surgical) for MBO
  • Patients must have Zubrod performance status of 0-2 within 7 days prior to registration
  • Serum albumin must be planned to be collected after admission, but prior to treatment
  • Patients must be able to complete the study questionnaires in English
  • Patients or their legally authorized representative must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give written informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines
  • As a part of the Oncology Patient Enrollment Network (OPEN) registration process the treating institution's identity is provided in order to ensure that the current (within 365 days) date of institutional review board approval for this study has been entered in the system
  • Patients must consent and provide both their contact information and that of their representative for a monthly 24-hour dietary recall phone call to be conducted by the Arizona Diet, Behavior and Quality of Life Assessment Lab

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 9 2015

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 31 2021

    Estimated Enrollment :

    221 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT02270450

    Start Date

    March 9 2015

    End Date

    October 31 2021

    Last Update

    March 30 2023

    Active Locations (38)

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    Cancer Center at Saint Joseph's

    Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85004

    2

    Banner University Medical Center - Tucson

    Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85719

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    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205

    4

    City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Duarte, California, United States, 91010