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Effect of Endovascular Inferior Mesenteric Artery Embolization on Colonic Perfusion Prior to Rectal Surgery for Rectal Tumor or Sigmoid Colon Surgery

Effect of Endovascular Inferior Mesenteric Artery Embolization on Colonic Perfusion Prior to Rectal Surgery for Rectal Tumor or Sigmoid Colon Surgery - A Single-center Feasibility Pilot Study.

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03628248
Acronym
AMIREMBOL
Enrollment
10
Registered
2018-08-14
Start date
2020-03-10
Completion date
2021-04-11
Last updated
2025-12-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cancer, Rectum, Cancer, Sigmoid

Brief summary

The investigators hypothesize that a primary embolization, 3-4 weeks before surgery, would allow development of vascular collaterality, in particular for the marginal artery which will ensure a better colonic perfusion.

Interventions

proximal occlusion of the inferior mesenteric artery, before its divisional branches, by coils or plug 3-4 weeks prior to surgery.

Endovascular ligation of Inferior mesenteric artery

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form * The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient is at least 18 years old and less than 80 years old * Patient has rectal cancer or sigmoid colon cancer requiring surgical treatment

Exclusion criteria

* The subject is participating in another study, or is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The subject refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * Patient has a history of abdominal surgery * Patient suffers from a hemostasis disorder (hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, thrombocytopenia) and is on anticoagulant therapy. * Patient whose general condition appears too precarious or is taking corticosteroids or immunosuppressants leading to an unacceptable surgical risk. * Renal insufficiency with clearance \<45ml / min * Known allergy to contrast media * Patient who had treatment of the abdominal aorta or its branches Reported pregnancy (the existence of effective contraception will be verified for women of childbearing age). * Anatomical variant at risk or absence of marginal artery highlighted at the time of arteriography. * Abnormality of the superior mesenteric artery * Historic occlusion of the inferior mesenteric artery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Oxygen saturation of the colon after inferior mesenteric artery ligation between groupsPrior to start of surgeryDigital oxymeter (%)
Arterial pressure after inferior mesenteric artery ligation between groupsPrior to start of surgeryAverage (mmHg)
Colonic perfusion in the marginal artery after inferior mesenteric artery ligation between groupsPrior to start of surgeryRectal resistance index measured by Doppler
Arterial pressure in the marginal artery after inferior mesenteric artery ligation between groups60 seconds after surgeryAverage (mmHg)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Presence of post-embolization complicationsDay 5 post-emoblizationYes/No
Presence of post-surgery complicationsHospital discharge (Day 7 after surgery)Yes/No

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026