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NCT Number: NCT01497457

Interest of Saline MR Peritoneography for Pre-operative Assessment of Rectal Cancer

MR saline peritoneography could be useful to demonstrate the peritoneal outline of the pouch of Douglas. The investigators think that the localization of the rectal tumor in function of this anatomic mark could be decisive for pre-operative assessment.

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Key information

Conditions

Rectal Adenocarcinoma Colorectal Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Rectal Diseases Rectal Neoplasms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Cliniques Universitaires St Luc - Université Catholique de Louvain

Brussels, 1200, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Rectal adenocarcinoma

Exclusion criteria

  • Metastatic disease
  • under 18y patient
  • woman of childbearing age

Treatment and study plan

MR saline peritoneography

Procedure

Ultrasound-guided Intraperitoneal injection of 250cc of steril saline solution with a 22G needle, followed by rectal MR imaging

Primary outcomes

  1. Determination of the distance between a rectal tumor and the pouch of Douglas

    Time frame: Two years

    Feasability of the determination of the distance between a rectal tumor and the pouch of Douglas by MR saline peritoneography:

    • Visualisation of the Douglas
    • Visualisation of the Tumor
    • Determination of the distance between the tumor and the pouch of Douglas

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Dec 22, 2011
Registry last updated
May 20, 2015

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