Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00782457
Prospective Randomised Study Comparing Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery in Patients With Rectal Cancer
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 200 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of this study is to compare laparoscopic versus open approach on the surgical treatment of mid and low-lying rectal cancer, both performed by the same surgical team with experience in open colorectal surgery and advanced laparoscopic surgery, assessing preoperative and anatomopathological results and long-term outcome.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | RECTAL CANCER RESECTION |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2002-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2007-02-01
- Completion
- 2010-12-01
- First posted
- 2008-10-31
- Last updated
- 2015-03-18
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00782457. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.