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Terminated Not applicable Interventional

An International Double Cohort Study to Compare Laparoscopic Ventral Rectopexy With Laparoscopic Resection Rectopexy

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01595412

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Official title

Laparoscopic Rectal Prolapse Surgery Study. An International, Double Cohort Study to Determine the Optimal Treatment for Rectal Prolapse.

Brief summary

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Background: Rectal prolapse (RP) is the descent of the upper rectum and is a common problem in the western world. Surgery is the only definite treatment and is preferably performed minimally invasive. High-level prospective studies on treatment strategies for RP currently are lacking and, thus, no consensus exist regarding the optimal treatment for patients with RP. Furthermore, remarkable transatlantic differences exist, as in Europe, laparoscopic ventral rectopexy (LVR) is regarded the treatment of choice, while in the USA Laparoscopic Resection Rectopexy (LRR) remains the golden standard. Objective: To determine the optimal minimally invasive surgical treatment for patients with RP. Design: International, prospective, comparative double cohort study. The first cohort will consist of 120 European patients with a RP and will be treated with LVR. Centres in The Netherlands, Belgium and the UK are enlisted for participation. The second cohort will consist of 120 American patients with a RP, treated with LRR. Several US centres are enlisted. Preoperative work-up consists of radiological imaging and standardised questionnaires. Follow-up (FU) is set on two years. During FU, pre-operative imaging and questionnaires will be repeated. Primary \& secondary outcomes: Primary endpoint will be improvement on the Gastro-Intestinal-Quality-of-Life-Index (GIQLI). Secondary endpoints will be generic Quality-of-Life, functional results, morbidity, mortality, recurrences and cost-effectiveness. Time frame: Study and inclusion start will be on January the 1st, 2011 and will take approximately 18-24 months. Therefore, total study duration will be 42-48 months.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01595412
Recruitment status
Terminated
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
The Cleveland Clinic
Other
Enrollment
2 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Dec 31, 2009
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2017
Completion
Sep 30, 2017
Last update posted
Oct 23, 2017

2010 – 2017

United States locations

U.S. sites
6
U.S. states
4
U.S. cities
6
Facility City State ZIP Site status
The Florida Hospital Orlando Florida 32806
Tampa General Hospital Tampa Florida 33601
Cleveland Clinic Floria Weston Florida 33331
Oschner Clinic North Shore New Orleans Louisiana 70448
John Hopkins Baltimore Maryland 21287
Lahey Medical Center Burlington Massachusetts 01860

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