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Pelvic Drains After Radical Hysterectomy in Treating Patients With Uterine, Cervical, or Vaginal Cancer
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
First Received: November 1, 1999   Last Updated: February 6, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsored by: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003267
  Purpose

RATIONALE: The use of pelvic drains may help to prevent complications following radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy. It is not known whether receiving pelvic drains during surgery is more effective than receiving no pelvic drains during surgery in patients with uterine, cervical, or vaginal cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine if the use of pelvic drains following radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy is effective in treating patients with uterine, cervical, or vaginal cancer.


Condition Intervention Phase
Cancer-Related Problem/Condition
Cervical Cancer
Endometrial Cancer
Vaginal Cancer
Procedure: infection prophylaxis and management
Procedure: management of therapy complications
Procedure: surgical procedure
Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Hysterectomy Surgery Vaginal Cancer
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Supportive Care, Randomized
Official Title: A Randomized Phase III Trial for Evaluation of Usefulness of Pelvic Drains After Radical Hysterectomy and Node Dissection (RHND)

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Estimated Enrollment: 214
Study Start Date: February 1998
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate postoperative complications associated with the use or omission of pelvic drains following radical hysterectomy and node dissection that includes suturing of the vaginal cuff and no peritonealization.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, two-arm study. All patients receive radical hysterectomy (Rutledge-Piver II-III type) and pelvic lymphadenectomy, without pelvic and parietal peritonealization, with suturing of the vaginal cuff and closure of fascia and cutaneous layers; lumboaortic node dissection is optional. Patients are randomized during surgery to one of two arms: those on arm I receive pelvic drains and those on arm II do not. Those in arm I have drains applied in the pelvis, and lymph is collected by vaginal and/or transabdominal drains located in both retroperitoneal fossa. Drains are removed when the loss is less than 50 mL in 24 hours. Patients in both arms are followed at 2-3 months and 12 months after surgery.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 214 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven cervical, vaginal, or endometrial carcinoma for which abdominal radical hysterectomy (Rutledge-Piver II or III type) and pelvic node dissection is indicated The following are excluded: Extensive intraoperative retroperitoneal blood loss (more than 3000 mL) Excessive postsurgical hemorrhage or oozing of the wound area requiring postoperative drainage Concurrent urinary or bowel injury/deviation or surgical procedures for urinary incontinence (Burch etc.) Application of prophylactic abdominal mesh for subsequent radiotherapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Not specified Performance status: WHO 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: Not pregnant

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00003267

Locations
Austria
Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital
Vienna (Wien), Austria, A-1100
Belgium
U.Z. Gasthuisberg
Leuven, Belgium, B-3000
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
Edegem, Belgium, B-2650
France
Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France, F-94805
Germany
University Medical Center
Freiburg, Germany, D-79106
Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera Di Parma
Parma, Italy, 43100
Instituto Scientifico H.S. Raffaele
Milano (Milan), Italy, 20132
Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori
Milano (Milan), Italy, 20133
Ospedale Civile
Voghera (PV), Italy, 27058
Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi
Varese, Italy, 21100
Universita di Brescia
Brescia, Italy, 25124
University and I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, Italy, 27100
Netherlands
Academisch Ziekenhuis Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands, 3508 GA
Antoni van Leeuwenhoekhuis
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1066 CX
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, Netherlands, 2300 ZA
Medisch Spectrum Twente
Enschede, Netherlands, 7500 KA
Portugal
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra (HUC)
Coimbra, Portugal, 3049
Spain
Instituto Valenciano De Oncologia
Valencia, Spain, 46009
Sponsors and Collaborators
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
Investigators
Study Chair: Sergio L. Pecorelli, MD Spedali Civili di Brescia
  More Information

Additional Information:
Publications:
Study ID Numbers: CDR0000066163, EORTC-55962
Study First Received: November 1, 1999
Last Updated: February 6, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003267     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
stage I cervical cancer
stage II cervical cancer
stage I vaginal cancer
stage II vaginal cancer
stage I endometrial carcinoma
stage II endometrial carcinoma
infection
perioperative/postoperative complications

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Genital Diseases, Female
Vaginal Neoplasms
Endometrial Neoplasms
Postoperative Complications
Vaginal Cancer
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Uterine Diseases
Uterine Neoplasms
Endometrial Cancer
Vaginal Diseases
Urogenital Neoplasms
Carcinoma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Genital Diseases, Female
Vaginal Neoplasms
Neoplasms
Endometrial Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Uterine Diseases
Uterine Neoplasms
Vaginal Diseases
Urogenital Neoplasms

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