Status:

UNKNOWN

Treatment of Anastomotic Leakage After Rectal Cancer Resection

Lead Sponsor:

Radboud University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Conditions:

Anastomotic Leak Rectum

Rectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The TENTACLE: Rectum study is a multinational retrospective cohort study that includes patients with anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer resection. The study aims to develop an anastomotic leakag...

Detailed Description

Rationale: Anastomotic leakage occurs in up to 20% after low anterior resection for rectal cancer. It is a severe complication with high associated morbidity, ICU admission, prolonged hospital stay a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged 18 years or older;
  • Cancer located in the rectum, defined according to the international definition of the rectum consensus \[D'Souza 2019\];
  • Rectal cancer resection with primary anastomosis (with or without diverting loop ileostomy) for either primary cancer, completion after local excision or salvage resection for regrowth after watch \& wait or local excision;
  • Postoperative anastomotic leakage according to the following definition: "a breach in a surgical join between two hollow viscera, with or without active leak of luminal contents" \[Peel 1991\].

Exclusion

  • Rectal resection for benign disease;
  • Rectal resection for recurrent rectal cancer after previous low anterior resection or other primary malignancies;
  • Multivisceral resection (lateral lymph node dissection can be included)
  • Emergency resection;

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

1246 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04127734

Start Date

April 1 2020

End Date

September 30 2021

Last Update

October 21 2019

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