Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT02830633
Trial to Evaluate Laparoscopy-assisted Nerve-preserved Total Mesorectal Excision (LNTME) Versus Open TME for Rectal Cancer
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 80 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Anhui Medical University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- 18 Years – 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine: (1) whether laparoscopy-assisted nerve-preserved total mesorectal excision (LNTME) is as safe as open TME for rectal cancer, and (2) whether LNTME is more effective for protection of pelvic autonomic nerve function from surgical impairing when comparing to open TME.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | LNTME | Patients in this group received laparoscopy-assisted nerve-preserved TME for treatment of rectal cancer |
| PROCEDURE | OTME | Patients in this group received traditional open TME for treatment of rectal cancer |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-07-01
- Completion
- 2020-07-01
- First posted
- 2016-07-13
- Last updated
- 2016-07-13
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02830633. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.