Surgical therapy of second- or third-degree rectal prolapse using either the Altemeier or the Transtar technique: a randomised trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00010791

Enrollment

Registered

2016-07-04

Start date

2016-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

K62.1

Interventions

Group 1: Altemeier's procedure (perineal rectosigmoidectomy) Group 2: Transtar procedure (perineal stapled prolapse resection (PSP))

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Indication for elective surgery due to second- or third-degree rectal prolapse; age =18 Jahre

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy; planned simulatenous surgery; non-elective surgery; severe comorbidity with one-year life expectancy <75%; missing written informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary endoint is quality of life as measured with the PAC-QoL questionnaire (Patient Assessment of Constipation-Quality of Life). Using analysis of variance (ANOVA) for repeated measures, the primary hypothesis compares pre- and postoperative PAC-QoL summary scores after 0, 1, 6 and 12 months.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Length of resected specimen; duration of surgery; complications; length of hospital stay; reoperation rate; time until return to normal activity; pain (in rest and during defecation)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMike Ralf Langenbach

Helios St.Elisabeth Klinik Oberhausen

ob-allgemeinchirurgie@helios-kliniken.de0208-85064001

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026