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Multicenter Study on Preservation Versus Excision of Denonvilliers Fascia in L-PANP Surgery

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02435758
Enrollment
262
Registered
2015-05-06
Start date
2015-04-30
Completion date
2023-06-15
Last updated
2023-09-21

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Conditions

Rectal Cancer

Brief summary

TME (Total mesorectum excision) is the golden standard of radical resection for mid-low rectal cancer. However, the damage of pelvic autonomic nerve following with TME principle will lead to high incidence of urinary and sexual function disorder. PANP (pelvic autonomic nerve preservation) surgery played a role in decreasing incidence of urinary and sexual function disorder. However, 32%-44% patients still suffered from urinary and sexual function disorder when underwent open (O-PANP-TME) or laparoscopic PANP TME surgery (L-PANP-TME). In the early stage of work, the investigators performed preservation of Denovilliers' fascia in L-PANP-TME to discuss the protection of urinary and sexual function of male mid-low rectal cancer patients. The results showed that preservation of Denovilliers' fascia in L-PANP-TME significantly decreased incidence of urinary and sexual function disorder. In order to further confirm the early work, the investigators design a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial to compare differences in urinary and sexual function protection and long-term outcomes between preservation and excision of Denovilliers' fascia in L-PANP-TME.

Interventions

PROCEDUREPreservation of Denonvilliers Fascia during L-PANP surgery

In this group, the patients accept L-PANP surgery, as well as preservation of Denonvilliers Fascia

Sponsors

Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
CollaboratorOTHER
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
CollaboratorOTHER
Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
20 Years to 71 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Male, 20 \< age (years) \< 71, informed consent; 2. Pathological diagnosis of rectal adenocarcinoma; 3. Tumors from anal edge 6 \ 12 cm (measured by rigid proctoscope); 4. Preoperative staging T1-4 (T1-2 for anterior rectal wall) N0-2M0 rectal cancer (AJCC- 7th); 5. R0 TME surgical results is expected; 6. Preoperative ECOG physical status score 0/1; 7. Preoperative ASA grade I \ III; 8. Normal urinary function (Bladder residual urine\<100ml), normal erection function (IIEF-5\>21) and ejaculation function grading as I level.

Exclusion criteria

1. Complicated with acute ileus, perforation or hemorrhage; 2. Tumors with extensive invasion of surrounding tissues, TME not applicable; Imaging examination in regional integration intumescent lymph nodes (maximum diameter 3 cm or higher); 3. With other malignant diseases or with other malignant disease within 5 years; With other diseases need surgery; 4. A history of abdominal and pelvic major operation; 5. People with severe mental illness, or cannot be evaluated due to cultural or psychological factors; 6. No sexual life; 7. Critical organ dysfunction, unbearable surgery; 8. Unstable angina, myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction or hemorrhage within 6 months; 9. Systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressive medication history within 1 month; 10. Pre-existent true incontinence or severe stress urinary incontinence. Exit criteria: 1. Confirmed as M1 during or after operation; 2. Conversion to abdominoperineal resection (APR) 3. Postoperatively confirmed as invading rectal intrinsic fascia, or T3 for anterior rectal wall; 4. Intraoperative confirmed regional lymph node fusion conglobation cannot ensure R0 resection; 5. Infiltrating major blood vessel and unresectable; 6. Intraoperative finding other diseases need simultaneous surgery; 7. Preoperative emergent severe complications, cannot carry out the study treatment; 8. Emergency surgery is needed; 9. Into this study, at any stage of the initiative exit or discontinue treatment; Prove to implement the healer violates this research plan.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Urinary function14 daysUrodynamic study and IPSS (International prostate symptom score) are used to assess urinary function
Sexual function14 daysIIEF-5 (International questionnaire of erectile function-5) and Ejaculation function classification are used to assess sexual function

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
3-year recurrence pattern36 months3-year recurrence pattern
Mortality30 daysincidence of postoperatvie deaths
5-year overall survival rate60 months5-year overall survival rate
Sexual function12 monthsInternational questionnaire of erectile function-5 (IIEF-5)
Morbidity30 daysincidence of postoperatvie complications
3-year disease free survival rate36 months3-year disease free survival rate
5-year disease free survival rate60 months5-year disease free survival rate
Urinary function12 monthsUrodynamic study and IPSS (International prostate symptom score) are used to assess urinary function
5-year recurrence pattern60 months5-year recurrence pattern
3-year overall survival rate36 months3-year overall survival rate

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026