The use of misoprostol suppositories to reduce radiotherapy-induced anorectal dysfunction
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN17865479 | 
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN17865479 | 
| Secondary identifying numbers | N0263115181 | 
- Submission date
 - 12/09/2003
 - Registration date
 - 12/09/2003
 - Last edited
 - 28/07/2017
 
- Recruitment status
 - No longer recruiting
 - Overall study status
 - Completed
 - Condition category
 - Digestive System
 
            
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                    Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
                                            Mr R Kushwaha
Scientific
                                        Scientific
                                                Department of Oncology
The Middlesex Hospital
Mortimer Street
London
W1N 8AA
United Kingdom
                                                
| Phone | +44 (0)20 7636 8333 | 
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| r.kushwaha@ucl.ac.uk | 
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial | 
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| Primary study design | Interventional | 
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial | 
| Study setting(s) | Hospital | 
| Study type | Treatment | 
| Scientific title | The use of misoprostol suppositories to reduce radiotherapy-induced anorectal dysfunction | 
| Study objectives | What are the long-term structural and functional changes in the anorectum following pelvic radiotherapy for prostate cancer, can they be prevented by the use of misoprostol suppositories? | 
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration | 
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Acute radiation proctitis | 
| Intervention | Randomised controlled clinical trial: 1. Misoprostol suppositories 2. Placebo  | 
| Intervention type | Drug | 
| Pharmaceutical study type(s) | |
| Phase | Not Applicable | 
| Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s) | Misoprostol | 
| Primary outcome measure | A reduction in acute radiation proctitis symptoms. | 
| Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration | 
| Overall study start date | 01/07/2002 | 
| Completion date | 01/10/2005 | 
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient | 
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| Age group | Not Specified | 
| Sex | Not Specified | 
| Target number of participants | 50 | 
| Key inclusion criteria | 50 patients from oncology | 
| Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration | 
| Date of first enrolment | 01/07/2002 | 
| Date of final enrolment | 01/10/2005 | 
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
 - United Kingdom
 
Study participating centre
                                            The Middlesex Hospital
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            London
W1N 8AA
United Kingdom
                                    W1N 8AA
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
                                            Department of Health (UK)
Government
                                        Government
                                                Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
                                                
| Website | http://www.doh.gov.uk | 
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Funders
Funder type
Government
                                                University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
                                            
                                            No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
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| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No | 
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration | 
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration | 
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Editorial Notes
28/07/2017: No publications found in PubMed, verifying study status with principal investigator.