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NCT04323722Completed

Impact of Bladder Depletion on Mesorectal Movements During Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Jun 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This trial is assessing how Bladder filling variations and thus mesorectal movements are less when radiotherapy treatment is received with an empty bladder in rectal cancer

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
53 (actual)
First submitted
23 Mar 2020
Start date
8 Sept 2020
Primary completion date
11 Sept 2024
Lead sponsor
Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest
NCT number
NCT04323722

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 53
  • From 8 Sept 2020 to the primary completion date, 11 Sept 2024
  • 2 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Previous treatment with pelvic radiotherapy

Other illness

  • Chronic inflammatory bowel disease in flare-up.
  • History of prostatectomy, or hysterectomy

Other

  • Urinary catheterization, urinary diversion or cystectomy
  • Hip prosthesis
  • Urinary incontinence \> 2
  • Pregnant or nursing patient
  • Persons deprived of their liberty, as well as adults subject to a legal protection measure
  • Impossibility to submit to the medical follow-up of this clinical trial for geographical, social or psychological reasons

Who the study is looking for

  • Histologically confirmed rectal adenocarcinoma
  • T2 N+ or T3 any N, eligible for radiotherapy or neo-adjuvant radio-chemotherapy treatment in a long course of 25 fractions
  • Performance Status less or equal to 2
  • Male or female 18 Years and older
  • Creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 50ml/min
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Written informed consent
  • Patient must be affiliated to a Social Health Insurance

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (2)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Institut de Cacerologie de l'ouest - site Paul Papin
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
AngersFranceUnknown status
Ico Rene Gauducheau
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
Saint-HerblainFranceUnknown status

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.