Rectal Cancer Stage I
Conditions
Keywords
Localized rectal cancer in a male patient
Brief summary
Sexual dysfunction is a common side effect of medical and surgical treatments for rectal cancer. It can manifest as ejaculation disorders or erectile dysfunction. Due to the modesty of both patients and doctors, these disorders are poorly understood and probably underestimated at present. Aim : Objectively assess the presence of erectile dysfunction induced by medical and surgical treatment of rectal cancer three months after surgery. These objective data will be obtained using the RIGISCAN® PLUS system coupled with polysomnographic recording.
Detailed description
Sexual dysfunction is a common side effect of medical and surgical treatments for rectal cancer. It can manifest as ejaculation disorders or erectile dysfunction. Due to the modesty of both patients and doctors, these disorders are poorly understood and probably underestimated at present. After surgical treatment alone, sexual dysfunction can be observed in 40 to 90% of patients, depending on the studies and the technique used. It is the result of direct vascular and nerve damage caused during surgery. It occurs immediately after surgery. It can sometimes recover over time, up to 18 months after the operation. Pelvic radiotherapy also has side effects on sexual function. The damage is caused by alterations in microvascularization or direct nerve damage. It develops more gradually, over a period of several weeks or months. After treatment combining radiotherapy and surgery, the risk of sexual dysfunction is significant and can affect up to 90% of patients. In an attempt to improve these results, surgical techniques have gradually evolved towards complete resection of the mesorectum with nerve preservation. Studies published on this subject show an improvement in functional outcomes, without any deterioration in oncological outcomes. This has now become the standard surgical technique. In the specific case of the management of neoplastic disease, it is common to observe a reactive anxiety-depression syndrome in patients. This mood disorder affects libido and sexuality. A lack of sexual activity in the postoperative period is therefore not necessarily related to iatrogenic vascular-nerve damage. In order to improve patients' quality of life, it is useful to know how to objectively diagnose post-operative erectile dysfunction. This diagnosis should make it possible to distinguish between disorders related to vascular-nervous damage and those that are part of a post-operative anxiety-depression syndrome. An accurate diagnosis of sexual dysfunction can lead to specific treatment: intracavernosal injections of prostaglandins are the standard treatment, but phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors can also be used. For these reasons, it is necessary to develop a method for evaluating objective erectile dysfunction after resection. The Rigiscan Plus device is a commercially available measurement tool that has received CE certification. It can be used to assess several parameters of erection: rigidity, intensity, and duration. This measuring device has been validated for the assessment of erectile dysfunction, and normal values have been established in healthy subjects. Combining these two tests makes it possible to assess the presence or absence of erections during REM sleep and to objectively diagnose erectile dysfunction: in the presence of decreased libido, nocturnal erections are preserved, whereas they are impaired following vascular-nervous damage. Recording nocturnal erections is useful for assessing erectile dysfunction after rectal surgery in two ways. Preoperatively, it provides objective confirmation that the patient has spontaneous erections of good quality. Postoperatively, recording allows confirmation that the autonomic nervous system required for erection has been preserved. It is an objective examination that is independent of the patient's libido, which is often impaired by the treatment of a neoplastic disease.
Interventions
OTHEREvaluation of erectile dysfunction
Assessment (at night) of erctile dysfunction using R/P recording (RIGISCAN® PLUS / polysomonography)
Sponsors
Institut Bergonié
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Male patient. 2. Age greater than 18 years. 3. Neoplastic rectal stage ≤ T3. 4. Patient sexually active before diagnosis. 5. Laparoscopic surgery. 6. Medico-surgical institute Bergonié. 7. Patient information and consent for participation in the study.
Exclusion criteria
1. Patients already treated for erectile dysfunction. 2. Absence of sexual activity before diagnosis. 3. Presence of secondary lesions at diagnosis (M +). 4. Classified T4 tumor preoperatively. 5. Surgery by laparotomy. 6. History of pelvic cancer surgery prostate or bladder. 7. History of pelvic radiotherapy (outside of the current process). 8. History of prostate or bladder neoplasia known. 9. Other neoplastic known. 10. Patient for psychological, social, family or geographical could not be treated or monitored regularly according to the criteria of the study, patient deprived of liberty or under guardianship.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of Patients With Erectile Dysfunction Induced by Medical and Surgical Treatment of Rectal Cancer | 3 months after surgery | Erectile dysfunction is defined by the absence of normal nocturnal erections according to R/P recording (RIGISCAN® PLUS / polysomnography) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Nocturnal Erections | 3 years after surgery | Erections are assessed according to R/P recording (RIGISCAN® PLUS / polysomnography). Erectile function will be described and categorized into 4 distinct stages: * Stage 1: Normal erections. Rigidity measured at the tip of the penis is ≥ 60% for at least 10 minutes. * Stage 2: Intermediate erections. Rigidity measured at the tip of the penis is between 40 and 60% for at least 5 minutes. * Stage 3: Failing erections. Erectile episodes are noted but their intensity is less than 40% OR their duration is less than 5 minutes. * Stage 4: Absence of erections. No erectile episodes are recorded. |
Countries
France
Participant flow
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| Patients With Localized Rectal Cancer Assessment (at night) of erctile dysfunction using R/P recording (RIGISCAN® PLUS / polysomonography)
Evaluation of erectile dysfunction: Assessment (at night) of erctile dysfunction using R/P recording (RIGISCAN® PLUS / polysomonography) | 7 |
| Total | 7 |
Withdrawals & dropouts
| Period | Reason | FG000 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Study | Withdrawal by Subject | 5 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Patients With Localized Rectal Cancer | — |
|---|---|---|
| Age, Continuous | 61 years | — |
| Race and Ethnicity Not Collected | — | — Participants |
| Region of Enrollment France | 7 participants | — |
| Sex: Female, Male Female | 0 Participants | — |
| Sex: Female, Male Male | 7 Participants | — |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk |
|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 0 / 7 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 0 / 0 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 7 |
Outcome results
Primary
Proportion of Patients With Erectile Dysfunction Induced by Medical and Surgical Treatment of Rectal Cancer
Erectile dysfunction is defined by the absence of normal nocturnal erections according to R/P recording (RIGISCAN® PLUS / polysomnography)
Time frame: 3 months after surgery
Population: Participants with R/P recording (RIGISCAN® PLUS / polysomnography) performed
| Arm | Measure | Value (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS) |
|---|---|---|
| Patients With Localized Rectal Cancer | Proportion of Patients With Erectile Dysfunction Induced by Medical and Surgical Treatment of Rectal Cancer | 0 Participants |
Secondary
Quality of Nocturnal Erections
Erections are assessed according to R/P recording (RIGISCAN® PLUS / polysomnography). Erectile function will be described and categorized into 4 distinct stages: * Stage 1: Normal erections. Rigidity measured at the tip of the penis is ≥ 60% for at least 10 minutes. * Stage 2: Intermediate erections. Rigidity measured at the tip of the penis is between 40 and 60% for at least 5 minutes. * Stage 3: Failing erections. Erectile episodes are noted but their intensity is less than 40% OR their duration is less than 5 minutes. * Stage 4: Absence of erections. No erectile episodes are recorded.
Time frame: 3 years after surgery
Population: Participants with available R/P recording (RIGISCAN® PLUS / polysomnography).
| Arm | Measure | Category | Value (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients With Localized Rectal Cancer | Quality of Nocturnal Erections | Normal erections | 3 Participants |
| Patients With Localized Rectal Cancer | Quality of Nocturnal Erections | Intermediate erections | 2 Participants |
| Patients With Localized Rectal Cancer | Quality of Nocturnal Erections | Failing erections | 1 Participants |
| Patients With Localized Rectal Cancer | Quality of Nocturnal Erections | Absence of erections | 0 Participants |