Randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic resection rectopexy compared with fixation rectopexy for rectal prolapse

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000748617

Enrollment

132

Registered

2005-11-16

Start date

2006-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Rectal prolapse is a common and socially debilitating condition for which treatment is surgical. This trial will compare two procedures, namely laparoscopic resection rectopexy and laparoscopic fixation rectopexy, in order to determine which has the better short and long term outcomes.

Interventions

Laparoscopic resection rectopexy

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All adult patients attending participating surgeons for management of full thickness rectal prolapse and who are candidates for abdominal surgery will be eligible to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Patients who are cognitively impaired or otherwise unable to give informed consent, those who require concomitant abdominal surgery and those considered unsuitable for laparoscopic surgery will be excluded. In addition, patients who are considered ineligible for fixation rectopexy on the basis of severe pre-operative constipation will be excluded at the discretion of their surgeon.

Outcome results