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Level of arterial ligation in rectal cancer surgery
ISRCTN ISRCTN12189372
DOI 10.1186/ISRCTN12189372
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Public title Level of arterial ligation in rectal cancer surgery
Scientific title Oncological and surgical outcome after high versus low ligation of inferior mesenteric artery during curative surgery from rectal cancer
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source N/A
Study hypothesis Oncological and surgical outcome after ligation and division of superior rectal artery just beneath the origin of left colic artery (low tie) is not inferior than after ligation of inferior mesenteric artery at its origin (high tie) during curative surgery for rectal cancer.
Lay summary Lay summary under review 2
Ethics approval Bioethics for Research Committee of Medical Univeristy of Gdañsk, Poland ref: NKEBN/373/2009
Study design Randomised trial
Countries of recruitment Poland
Disease/condition/study domain Rectal cancer suitable for curative R0 resection with or without prior neoadiuvant treatment
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Adult patient with the history of any other neoplasm than rectal and skin cancer
2. Any history of colorectal surgery except the laparoscopic ileostomy in patient awaiting for radical treatment of rectal cancer.
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. Urgent operation
2. Potentially unresectable disease
3. Comorbid condtions excluding the possibility of standard therapy
4. T4 tumour
5. Any other malignant neoplasm except skin cancer
6. Synchronic distant metastases
7. Lack of patient consent for participation in the study
Anticipated start date 01/04/2011
Anticipated end date 30/06/2014
Status of trial Ongoing
Patient information material Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Target number of participants At least 120 (one hundred and twenty)
Interventions The ligation and division of inferior mesenteric artery at its origin from aorta or just beneath the origin of the left colic artery from inferior mesenteric artery during curative R0 resection from rectal cancer.
Primary outcome measure(s) 1. Postoperative mortality and morbidity (special reference to the rate of clinical anastomotic leakage)
2. The need for splenic flexure mobilization
3. The number of lymph nodes resected and their pathological estimation
4. Need for blood transfusion
5. Time to disease recurrence
6. Way of spread of disease
7. Cancer related death rate
8. Overall survival
Secondary outcome measure(s) 1. Permanent stoma rate
2. The rate of stoma reversal
3. Quality of life (QLQ C30 questionnaire)
Sources of funding Foundation for the Development of Surgery [Fundacja na Rzecz Rozwoju Chirurgii] (Poland)
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Contact name Prof  Wieslaw  Kruszewski
  Address Maritime Hospital
Gdynia Centre of Oncology
Powstania Styczniowego 1
  City/town Gdynia
  Zip/Postcode 81-519
  Country Poland
  Tel +48 587 260 250
  Fax +48 587 260 250
  Email wjkrusz@gumed.edu.pl
Sponsor Maritime Hospital (Poland)
  Address Gdynia Centre of Oncology
81-519 Gdynia
Powstania Styczniowego 1
  City/town Gdynia
  Zip/Postcode 1
  Country Poland
  Sponsor website: http://www.szpital-morski.pl
Date applied 09/11/2012
Last edited 18/12/2012
Date ISRCTN assigned 18/12/2012
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