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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 26 February 2018
Main ID:  ISRCTN13223892
Date of registration: 19/08/2002
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Public title: A randomised trial comparing the efficacy of intraperitoneal (IP) drainage with or without intraperitoneal cisplatin for malignant ascites in gastrointestinal cancer
Scientific title: A randomised trial comparing the efficacy of intraperitoneal (IP) drainage with or without intraperitoneal cisplatin for malignant ascites in gastrointestinal cancer
Date of first enrolment: 05/07/1994
Target sample size: 17
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN13223892
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled trial (Treatment)  
Phase:  Not Specified
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Contacts
Name: David    Cunningham
Address:  Department of Medicine Royal Marsden NHS Trust Downs Road Sutton SM2 5PT Surrey United Kingdom
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Histologically verified locally advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the gastrointestinal tract
2. Clinically confirmed symptomatic ascites
3. Glomerular filtrate rate of >40ml/min
4. Patients must not have received intraperitoneal cisplatin before
5. No concurrent intravenous cisplatin, and at least a 2 week gap after the completion of intravenous cisplatin before intraperitoneal therapy can be commenced
6. Intravenous chemotherapy (except cisplatin) may be given concurrently
7. No medical contraindications to treatment

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

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Gender: Not Specified
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Oesophagus/stomach cancer
Cancer
Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined digestive organs
Intervention(s)
Two arms:
1. IP drainage alone
2. IP drainage and IP cisplatin
Primary Outcome(s)
1. Toxicity
2. Ascites free survival
3. Time to ascites re-accumulation
4. Overall survival
Secondary Outcome(s)
No secondary outcome measures
Secondary ID(s)
RMH E/C 1009
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Royal Marsden Hospital (UK)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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Not provided at time of registration
Results
Results available: Yes
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Date Completed: 31/08/2002
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