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Register: German Clinical Trials Register
Last refreshed on: 8 April 2024
Main ID:  DRKS00011917
Date of registration: 15/05/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Head of Devision of Surgery, Imperial College London
Public title: Color III: a multicentre randomised clinical Trial comparing transanal TME versus laparoscopic TME for mid an low rectal cancer, Phase 3
Scientific title: Color III: a multicentre randomised clinical Trial comparing transanal TME versus laparoscopic TME for mid an low rectal cancer, Phase 3 - Color III
Date of first enrolment: 12/02/2018
Target sample size: 1104
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00011917
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized controlled study; Masking: Open (masking not used); Control: active; Assignment: other; Study design purpose: treatment  
Phase:  3
Countries of recruitment
Germany Netherlands Spain United Kingdom
Contacts
Name: T W A Koedam    J B Tuynman
Address:  De Boelelaan 1117 Amsterdam Netherlands
Telephone: +31204444781
Email: t.koedam@vumc.nl
Affiliation:  VU University Medical CentreDepartment of Surgery
Name: Alois    Fürst
Address:  Landshuter Str. 65 93053 Regensburg Germany
Telephone: 0941 7823311
Email: afuerst@caritasstjosef.de
Affiliation:  Klinik für Chirurgie
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria :
1) Solitary adenocarcinoma rectal cancer within 10 cm from anal verge defined by MRI
2) Stage 1-3 according to the AJCC classification including downstaged tumours based on adequate imaging of the thorax and abdomen
3) Intention for LAR with colorectal anastomosis or with coloanal anastomosis
4) Suitable for elective laparoscopic surgical resection
5) Informed consent according to local requirements

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria:
1) T3 tumour with margins less than 1 mm to the mesorectal fascia or T4 tumour, determined by MRI-scan (staged after (chemo/radiotherapy if applicable)
2) Intention for complete intersphincteric APR with coloanal anastomosis
3) Malignancy other than adenocarcinoma at histological examination
4) Patients under 18 years of age
5) Pregnancy
6) Previous prostate or rectal surgery (excluding local excision)
8) Signs of acute intestinal obstruction


Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: None
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Malignant neoplasm of rectum
rectal carcinoma
C20
Intervention(s)
Group 1: 1) the traditional laparoscopic surgical technique through the abdominal wall (TME, total mesorectal excision)
Group 2: 2) the new surgical technique that combines the laparoscopic surgical technique with a transanal approach (TaTME, transanal mesorectal excision).
Primary Outcome(s)
Primary Outcome: local recurrence after 3 years
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary Outcomes: Quality of specimen, involved CRM, morbidity and mortalityresidual mesorectum, DFS, OS, sphincter saving procedures, functional outcome, HrQoL

The following questionnaires are to be completed:
CR 29
QLQ-C30
LAR questionnaire
EQ 5 bow
The questionnaires are on the function of the rectum and pelvic floor muscles shortly before the operation as well as 1,3,6,12,24, and 36 months after the operation.
Three years after the operation a computer tomography or magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis is performed.
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Head of Devision of Surgery, Imperial College London
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 22/02/2017
Contact:
ethikkommission@ur.de
Ethikkommission der Universität Regensburg
+49-941-9435370
ethikkommission@ur.de
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
URL: http://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00011917#studyResults
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