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Conventional Versus Individual Extralvator Abdominoperineal Excision for Advanced Lower Rectal Cancer

A study testing conventional ELAPE and Individual ELAPE in people with Rectal Cancer, run by Beijing Chao Yang Hospital at 1 site in China.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

An alternative treatment for low rectal cancer is the extralevator abdominoperineal excision (ELAPE) technique. We aim to compare the outcomes of patients undergoing conventional ELAPE versus Individual ELAPE. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Rectal Cancer
What is being tested?
conventional ELAPE and Individual ELAPE
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Aug 2013to Aug 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Tumor within 5 cm of the anal verge or with a very narrow pelvis
  • T3-T4 as determined by preoperative magnetic resonance imaging or endorectal ultrasonography examination or a low tumor is fixed or tethered at rectal examination
  • Absence of distant metastases
  • Absence of intestinal obstruction

Who cannot join

  • T1-T2 as determined by preoperative magnetic resonance imaging or endorectal ultrasonography examination
  • With distant metastases
  • With intestinal obstruction
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Allergic constitution to heterogeneous protein
  • With operation contraindication

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Jiagang Han, Professor contact

8613522867841

hjg211@163.com

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Beijing Chaoyang Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100020

    Jiagang Han, Professor, 8613522867841, hjg211@163.com

    Jiagang Han, Professor

    Recruiting

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: Randomized Clinical Trial of Conventional Versus Individual Extralevator Abdominoperineal Excision for Locally Advanced Lower Rectal Cancer

An alternative treatment for low rectal cancer is the extralevator abdominoperineal excision (ELAPE) technique. We aim to compare the outcomes of patients undergoing conventional ELAPE versus Individual ELAPE.

Read the detailed description

We suppose that the ELAPE technique may be performed according to individual conditions. For the rectal tumors suitable for ELAPE, most of them were circular or nearly circular infiltrating tumors. Patients with these rectal tumors should receive full ELAPE resection. In those rectal tumors not involving the levator ani muscle, the dissection plane may continue close to the external anal sphincter and the levator ani muscle, leaving the ischioanal fat and the terminal branches of the pudendal nerve intact.If the tumor has only penetrated into 1 side of the levator ani muscle, the dissection might include the levator ani muscle and the fat of the ischioanal fossa on the side of the tumor to achieve a clear circumferential resection margin, whereas the ischioanal fat and levator ani muscle on the other side of the tumor may be left

. This individual ELAPE may be as effective as conventional ELAPE while minimizing the operative trauma and the damage to the nerves of the genital organs.

Conditions
Rectal Cancer
Being tested
conventional ELAPE, Individual ELAPE
Keywords
Advanced Lower rectal cancer, Extralevator abdominoperineal excision, Circumferential resection margin, Morbidity, Survival
Medical subject headings
Rectal Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • conventional ELAPEProcedure or surgery

    device

  • Individual ELAPEProcedure or surgery

    device

Study groups in NCT02036112
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Individual ELAPEExperimentalPatients will receive Individual ELAPE technique
Receives: Procedure: Individual ELAPE
Conventional ELAPEExperimentalPatients with advanced lower rectal cancer will receive conventional EALPE technique
Receives: Procedure: conventional ELAPE

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The perioperative morbidity

    Sexual dysfunction,Urinary retention,Chronic perineal pain,Perineal wound infection,Urinary system infection,Pulmonary infection,Perineal seroma,Peristomal hernia,Abdominal wound infection,Perineal herniation

    Measured: three years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Three years survival postoperatively

    Measured: three years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Jan 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2013
  3. Primary completionAug 2016 (estimated)
  4. Study completionAug 2016 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02036112
Sponsor's protocol ID
IELAPE1127
Acronym
ELAPE
Status last verified
Jan 2014
First submitted
26 Nov 2013
Last updated
14 Jan 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Han JG, Wang ZJ, Wei GH, Gao ZG, Yang Y, Zhao BC. Randomized clinical trial of conventional versus cylindrical abdominoperineal resection for locally advanced lower rectal cancer. Am J Surg. 2012 Sep;204(3):274-82. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.05.001.

    PubMed 22920402

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing conventional ELAPE and Individual ELAPE in people with Rectal Cancer, run by Beijing Chao Yang Hospital at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Jan 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Jiagang Han, Professor (8613522867841, hjg211@163.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The perioperative morbidity (time frame: three years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02036112, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Jan 2014.

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