Clinical trial · Observational
Rectal Cancer Trial On Defunctioning Stoma
NCT00636948CI-TRIAL-00001349RECTODEScompletedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The hypothesis of the present trial was that the use of a defunctioning loop stoma reduces the rate of symptomatic anastomotic leakage from 15% to 7.5% after low anterior resection of the rectum for cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rectal Cancer | Malignant Rectal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Symptomatic anastomotic leakage following low anterior resection of the rectum for cancer with and without a defunctioning stoma. Anorectal function after one and five years without defunctioning stoma.
- timeFrame
- 30 days, one year and five years.
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Reoperation within 30 days of initial surgery.
- timeFrame
- 30 days
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Absence of intraoperative adverse events according to the study protocol and the operating surgeon. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of intraoperative adverse events according to the study protocol and the operating surgeon.
References
Publications (3)
- RESULTMatthiessen P, Hallbook O, Rutegard J, Simert G, Sjodahl R. Defunctioning stoma reduces symptomatic anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection of the rectum for cancer: a randomized multicenter trial. Ann Surg. 2007 Aug;246(2):207-14. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3180603024. PMID 17667498
- DERIVEDFloodeen H, Hallbook O, Rutegard J, Sjodahl R, Matthiessen P. Early and late symptomatic anastomotic leakage following low anterior resection of the rectum for cancer: are they different entities? Colorectal Dis. 2013 Mar;15(3):334-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.03195.x. PMID 22889325
- DERIVEDMatthiessen P, Lindgren R, Hallbook O, Rutegard J, Sjodahl R; Rectal Cancer Trial on Defunctioning Stoma Study Group. Symptomatic anastomotic leakage diagnosed after hospital discharge following low anterior resection for rectal cancer. Colorectal Dis. 2010 Jul;12(7 Online):e82-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.01938.x. Epub 2009 Jul 7. PMID 19594606