Study of Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection (STARR) Surgery in Refractory Constipation Associated With Obstructive Defecation Syndrome (ODS)
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Official title
A Multi-center Study to Assess the Outcomes of Stapled Trans-Anal Rectal Resection (STARR) in the Treatment of Obstructed Defecation Syndrome (ODS)
Brief summary
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The primary purpose of this study is to determine how effective and how durable STARR (stapled transanal rectal resection) surgery is in relieving symptoms of intractable constipation associated with obstructive defecation syndrome (ODS).
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00256984
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 75 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 21 Years to 80 Years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 1, 2005 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Mar 1, 2008 (Actual)
- Completion
- Jun 1, 2008 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Jul 16, 2018
2005 – 2008
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 7
- U.S. states
- 5
- U.S. cities
- 6
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colon and Rectal Clinic of Orlando | Orlando | Florida | 32806 | — |
| Lahey Clinic | Burlington | Massachusetts | 01805 | — |
| Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates Ltd. | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55454 | — |
| University Hospitals of Cleveland | Cleveland | Ohio | 44106 | — |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland | Ohio | 44195 | — |
| Medical University of Ohio, Department of Surgery | Toledo | Ohio | 43614 | — |
| Portland Medical Center | Portland | Oregon | 97205 | — |
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- Last update posted Jul 16, 2018 · Synced Oct 26, 2026
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