ISRCTN ISRCTN28785842
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN28785842
ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00003422
Secondary identifying numbers CR07
Submission date
06/04/2000
Registration date
06/04/2000
Last edited
17/10/2018
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Cancer
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Study website

Contact information

Dr David Sebag-Montefiore
Scientific

Leeds Cancer Centre
Cookridge Hospital
Hospital Lane
Leeds
LS16 6QB
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Scientific titlePathology-guided treatment of rectal cancer: a randomised controlled trial
Study objectivesIn inoperable rectal cancer: are local recurrence-free survival rates and quality of life optimised by giving all patients short course pre-operative radiotherapy, or is it a preferable option to give post-operative chemoradiotherapy only to those at high risk of recurrence (i.e. with involved margins following surgery)?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedRectal cancer
Intervention1. One group receives a short course pre-operative radiotherapy followed by surgery
2. The other group receives surgery followed by postoperative chemo-radiotherapy
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureLocal recurrence (as defined using an algorithm designed for the trial).
Secondary outcome measures1. Local recurrence-free survival
2. Overall survival
3. Time to appearance of distant metastases
4. Disease-free survival
5. Morbidity
6. Quality of life
7. Economic implications
Overall study start date01/02/1998
Completion date05/08/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants1350
Key inclusion criteria1. Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the rectum
2. Considered potentially operable
3. No evidence of metastases
4. Patient considered fit to receive either arm of the trial
5. No concurrent uncontrolled medical illness
6. No previous or current malignant disease likely to interfere with treatment or comparisons
7. Informed consent obtained
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/02/1998
Date of final enrolment05/08/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Canada
  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Leeds Cancer Centre
Leeds
LS16 6QB
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Research council

20 Park Crescent
London
W1B 1AL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7636 5422
Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Website http://www.mrc.ac.uk

Funders

Funder type

Research council

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Plain English results No Yes
Results article Initial results: 07/03/2009 Yes No
Results article Prospective study results: 07/03/2009 Yes No

Editorial Notes

17/10/2018: Cancer Research UK lay results summary link added to Results (plain English)