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Total Mesorectal ExcisionLE-TMENCT02455752

Laparoscopic Extraperitoneal Total Mesorectal Excision (LE-TME): A New Feasible Technical Approach.

A study testing LE-TME in people with Total Mesorectal Excision and Laparoscopic, run by Mansoura University at 1 site in Egypt.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The study involves the use of Retroperitoneal plane for TME for rectal anterior resection. Through a pilot prospective study, LR-TME will be assessed as one arm study. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Total Mesorectal Excision, Laparoscopic
What is being tested?
LE-TME
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
5 participants
Where
1 siteEgypt
Study dates
Mar 2015to Jul 2015
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

  • (Rectum, Anal or sigmoid) Malignancy requiring mesorectal excision and Fit for laparoscopic surgery

Who cannot join

  • contraindication to laparoscopic surgery-unwilling to participate in the clinical trial.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Egypt1 site
  • Oncology center of mansoura university

    Al Mansurah, Eldakahlia, 35511

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About this study

The study involves the use of Retroperitoneal plane for TME for rectal anterior resection. Through a pilot prospective study, LR-TME will be assessed as one arm study.

Read the detailed description

This study is based on our new suggested theory for a retro-peritoneal approach. After successful 2 cases of Laparoscopic extraperitoneal-TME. A pilot study for assessment of the feasibilty of the new approach.

Data will be registered prospectively and the perioperative outcomes will be assessed.

Being tested
LE-TME
Keywords
LE-TME, Laparoscopic rectal resection, Retroperitoneal resection

What participants receive

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

  • LE-TMEProcedure or surgery

    Retroperitoneal approach for total mesorectal excision

Study groups in NCT02455752
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Reroperitoneal GroupActive comparatorLE-TME
Receives: Procedure: LE-TME

What is being measured

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

  1. Feasibility of the procedure

    Feasibility of the TME by the retroperitoneal approach.

    Measured: 1 day

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Intraoperative morbidity

    Intraoperative morbidity including Urteric injury, Vascular injuries, hypogastric nerve injury, intestinal loop injury.

    Measured: 1 day

  2. Postoperative morbidity

    Postoperative haematoma, colonic leak and/or necrosis, pelvic abscess, intestinal obstruction

    Measured: Till patient discharge

  3. Pathologic report outcome

    Lymph node harvest, radial and circumferential margin, complete total mesorectal excison

    Measured: 7 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted28 May 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2015
  3. Primary completionJun 2015
  4. Study completionJul 2015

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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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
5 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02455752
Sponsor's protocol ID
RTME-200315
Acronym
LE-TME
Status last verified
Jul 2015
First submitted
26 May 2015
Last updated
17 Jul 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing LE-TME in people with Total Mesorectal Excision and Laparoscopic, run by Mansoura University at 1 site in Egypt.

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 1 inclusion and 1 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Jul 2015. 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 Egypt. 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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Feasibility of the procedure (time frame: 1 day). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 17 Jul 2015.

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