Status:
COMPLETED
Laparoscopic Intersphincteric Resection in Elderly Patients
Lead Sponsor:
ASL Verbano Cusio Ossola
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
Conditions:
Rectal Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
70+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of the present study is to assess if it is possible to offer intersphincteric rectal resection (IRR) to selected patients older than 70 years affected by ultra-low rectal cancer. The study, in...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients over 70 years old who were affected by rectal cancer sited lower than 5 cm from anal verge and refused abdomen-perineal treatment.
Exclusion
- Cancer extension over internal sphincteric muscle (T4) evaluated through MRI during staging work out;
- diabetic neuropathy conditioning previous partial/total incontinence;
- other pre-existing pathological condition affecting faecal incontinence.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04673526
Start Date
January 1 2009
End Date
December 31 2016
Last Update
December 22 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Sandro Zonta
Domodossola, VCO, Italy, 28845