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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/08/071877 [Registered on: 02/08/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 30/07/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cohort Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   International Research on Advanced Surgery for Serious Rectal Cancer Cases 
Scientific Title of Study   Robotic multi-visceral resection for locally-advanced rectal cancer – an international multicenter study. 
Trial Acronym  NA 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Avanish Saklani 
Designation  Professor & Colorectal Surgeon 
Affiliation  Tata memorial hospital dr ernest Borges marg parel Mumbai 
Address  Department of Surgical Oncology tata memorial hospital dr ernest Borges marg parel Mumbai

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  7400319886  
Fax    
Email  asaklani@hotmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Avanish Saklani 
Designation  Professor & Colorectal Surgeon 
Affiliation  Tata memorial hospital dr ernest Borges marg parel Mumbai 
Address  Department of Surgical Oncology tata memorial hospital dr ernest Borges marg parel Mumbai


MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  7400319886  
Fax    
Email  asaklani@hotmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Avanish Saklani 
Designation  Professor & Colorectal Surgeon 
Affiliation  Tata memorial hospital dr ernest Borges marg parel Mumbai 
Address  Department of Surgical Oncology tata memorial hospital dr ernest Borges marg parel Mumbai


MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  7400319886  
Fax    
Email  asaklani@hotmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Not applicable 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust (PHT) 
Address  Queen Alexandra Hospital Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, PO6 3LY 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     Australia
France
India
Turkey
United States of America  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Avanish Saklani  Tata Memorial Hospital  Professor and Chief, Division of Colorectal services, Department of surgical oncology,Homi Bhabha Building 12th floor,Room No.1212,Tata Memorial Hospital,Dr.ernest borges street parel,Mumbai and ACTREC Kharghar Navi Mumbai Ext.7176
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
7400319886
91-22-24146937
asaklani@hotmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Tata memorial centre Institutional Ethics Committee III  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K628||Other specified diseases of anus and rectum,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1)Age 18 years or above
2)Diagnosed with rectal cancer, up to 15cm from the anorectal junction
3)Preoperative scans suggest a T4 rectal cancer with involvement of one or more of the following structures-Urinary Bladder, Colon, Uterus, Vagina, Prostate, Seminal vesicles, Small bowel, Ovary
4)Patient assessed as fit for surgery (ASA I-III)
5)Elective surgery 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1)Patients having signs of metastatic disease
2)Emergency resections
3)Palliative procedures
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess oncological safety and feasibility assessed by CRM involvement and conversion to open surgery  Baseline assesment
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The secondary end points included duration of operation, amount of blood loss, length of hospital stay, & postoperative complications  30 days 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="200"
Sample Size from India="31" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   10/08/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  12/08/2024 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="9"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Cancers originating within 15 cm of the anal verge are defined as rectal cancers. They are quite common cancers in the western world and comprise about one quarter of all the colorectal cancers. The mainstay of treatment of these cancers is surgery either with or without neoadjuvant therapy (chemo- or radiotherapy). The surgical techniques have evolved over time in order to improve outcomes. There was a time when abdominoperineal excision of rectum was considered gold standard for low rectal cancers. Leaving everyone with a permanent colostomy and, despites having had treatment, with poor survival rates. Since the introduction of the TME surgery (Total Mesorectal Excision) by Heald et al. in 1982, the oncological outcome of rectal cancer patients has improved significantly. Improvement of the surgical technique in combination with the advent of modern instruments facilitated sphincter saving low and ultra-low anterior resections. During the same time as the introduction of the TME surgery,in the late 80’s, minimal invasivelaparoscopic colorectal surgery started and lead to significant improvements in the short term postoperative outcomes. Since 1992 the laparoscopic approach was applied to rectal cancer with promising results.However, there was criticism on the laparoscopic approach, based on a long learning curve, high conversion rates, lack of flexibility of the instruments and limited hand eye coordination with lack of tactile perception. In order to overcome these limitations, more recently, other minimal invasive techniques, such as robotic (assisted) surgery and the trans-anal approach (TaTME)were introduced as an alternative to laparoscopic surgery for better patient outcomes.The debate whether robotic assisted surgery is superior to laparoscopic surgery is anongoing debate without a clear answer at this moment in favour of either one of the techniques.The lack of significant difference between the two approaches might be caused by surgical trials being performed with robotic surgeons still in the beginning of their learning curve.The debate whether robotic assisted surgery is superior to laparoscopic surgery is anongoing debate without a clear answer at this moment in favour of either one of the techniques.The lack of significant difference between the two approaches might be caused by surgical trials being performed with robotic surgeons still in the beginning of their learning curve. 
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