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Adenocarcinoma of Head of PancreasPLOTNCT02081131

Pancreatic Head and Peri-ampullary Cancer Laparoscopic vs Open Surgical Treatment Trial (PLOT)

A study testing Open surgery and Laparoscopic surgery in people with Adenocarcinoma of Head of Pancreas and Cholangio Carcinoma, run by GEM Hospital & Research Center at 1 site in India.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of this study is to compare the two surgical approaches namely laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy and open pancreatoduodenectomy for management of periampullary and pancreatic head cancers in terms of parameters like hospital stay, pathological radicality, complication rate, peri-operative and post operative… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 30 to 70 years
What is being tested?
Open surgery and Laparoscopic surgery
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
64 participants
Where
1 siteIndia
Study dates
Sep 2013to Sep 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 30 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adult males or females with a diagnosis of either of resectable Periampullary and pancreatic head cancers with
  • No evidence of metastasis
  • Radiological non-involvement of Superior Mesenteric Vein \& Portal Vein
  • Preserved fat planes between celiac axis, Hepatic Artery \& Superior Mesenteric Artery

Who cannot join

  • Unresectable Tumor at surgery
  • Pancreatoduodenectomy for other diagnosis like cystic tumors or chronic calcific pancreatitis with head mass
  • With prior Neoadjuvant treatment

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

India1 site
  • Gem Hospital & Research Centre Private Limited

    Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641045

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About this study

Official title: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Laparoscopic Versus Open Pancreatoduodenectomy for Malignant Periampullary and Pancreatic Head Lesions

The aim of this study is to compare the two surgical approaches namely laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy and open pancreatoduodenectomy for management of periampullary and pancreatic head cancers in terms of parameters like hospital stay, pathological radicality, complication rate, peri-operative and post operative outcomes.

Read the detailed description

Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy (LPD) although technically difficult, requiring high degree of expertise, has shown equal efficacy in terms of complications, oncological safety \& overall outcome to that of open pancreatoduodenectomy (OPD) with advantages of minimally invasive surgery like decreased blood loss, reduced pain, shorter hospital stay \& early return to work.

Although current literature from various centres supports its use, the studies done so far are, case comparisons of either small sample of population or non-randomized trials. According to our knowledge, a randomized trial analyzing open versus laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) in terms of complications and outcome, has not been reported. With this current study we will try to address this issue.

This study is a prospective, randomized, parallel group, controlled trail comparing laparoscopic versus open pancreatoduodenectomy in relation to the hospital stay, peri-operative parameters, pathological radicality \& complications.

This is a single institute based trial, being conducted at GEM hospital and research center, Coimbatore, TN, India. The trial has been approved by the GEM Hospital ethical committee.

Through this trial we are planning to enroll patients having resectable periampullary and pancreatic head malignant lesion at diagnosis. After full assessment, optimization, approval of hospital tumor board with informed consent, those patients selected for surgical therapy with curative intention, will be randomized using computer generated random numbers either into Laparoscopic Pancreatoduodenectomy (LPD) group or Open Pancreatoduodenectomy (OPD) group.

The details of surgery, blood loss, operating time, conversion if any as well as details of postoperative events, hospital stay \& complications if any will be recorded in proforma. Protocols for adjuvant therapy according to pathological stages will be followed. These patients will be reviewed at 1, 3 and 6 months post-surgery.

The primary outcome will be hospital stay at time of discharge or death. The secondary outcomes will be Blood Loss, Operating Time, Complications and pathological radicality at discharge or death. The trial is expected to last for a duration of 2 years.

Being tested
Open surgery, Laparoscopic surgery
Keywords
periampullary cancer, pancreatic cancer, randomized controlled trial, Whipple's operation, laparoscopy
Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Open surgeryProcedure or surgery

    Also called Whipple's operation, pancreatoduodenectomy

    pancreatic head resection by open method

  • Laparoscopic surgeryProcedure or surgery

    Also called laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy, whipple's operation, pylorus preserving pancreatoduodenectomy

    laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy

Study groups in NCT02081131
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Laparoscopic SurgeryActive comparatorpatients will be randomized to laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy group
Receives: Procedure: Laparoscopic surgery
Open SurgeryActive comparatorPatients will be randomized to Open pancreatoduodenectomy
Receives: Procedure: Open surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Hospital Stay

    Measured: discharge from hospital or death which ever earlier recorded over 100 days from date of admission

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Blood loss

    Blood loss at surgery

    Measured: within 24 hours of primary surgical procedure

  2. Pathological radicality

    Two specimen arms will be compared on the basis of extent of pathological clearance like margin positivity rate, number of lymph nodes, average length of surgical margin

    Measured: within 7 days of surgery

  3. Operating time

    Time calculated in minutes

    Measured: At completion of the primary surgical procedure, recorded over 48 hrs

  4. Complication rate

    Pancreatic surgery specific complications will be accessed by International Study group for pancreatic surgery ( ISGPS) classification like post operative pancreatic fistula ( POPF). Other complications will be accessed by Clavien Dindo Classification system

    Measured: 100 days from date of surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Mar 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2013
  3. Primary completionSep 2015
  4. Study completionSep 2015

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
64 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02081131
Sponsor's protocol ID
PLOT
Other IDs
CTRI/2013/09/004016
Acronym
PLOT
Status last verified
Sep 2015
First submitted
30 Jan 2014
Last updated
15 Sep 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Asbun HJ, Stauffer JA. Laparoscopic vs open pancreaticoduodenectomy: overall outcomes and severity of complications using the Accordion Severity Grading System. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Dec;215(6):810-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.08.006. Epub 2012 Sep 19.

    PubMed 22999327
  • Palanivelu C, Rajan PS, Rangarajan M, Vaithiswaran V, Senthilnathan P, Parthasarathi R, Praveen Raj P. Evolution in techniques of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a decade long experience from a tertiary center. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg. 2009;16(6):731-40. doi: 10.1007/s00534-009-0157-8. Epub 2009 Aug 4.

    PubMed 19652900
  • Kim SC, Song KB, Jung YS, Kim YH, Park DH, Lee SS, Seo DW, Lee SK, Kim MH, Park KM, Lee YJ. Short-term clinical outcomes for 100 consecutive cases of laparoscopic pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy: improvement with surgical experience. Surg Endosc. 2013 Jan;27(1):95-103. doi: 10.1007/s00464-012-2427-9. Epub 2012 Jun 30.

    PubMed 22752284
  • Palanivelu C, Senthilnathan P, Sabnis SC, Babu NS, Srivatsan Gurumurthy S, Anand Vijai N, Nalankilli VP, Praveen Raj P, Parthasarathy R, Rajapandian S. Randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic versus open pancreatoduodenectomy for periampullary tumours. Br J Surg. 2017 Oct;104(11):1443-1450. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10662.

    PubMed 28895142

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Open surgery and Laparoscopic surgery in people with Adenocarcinoma of Head of Pancreas and Cholangio Carcinoma, run by GEM Hospital & Research Center at 1 site in India.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Sep 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in India. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Hospital Stay (time frame: discharge from hospital or death which ever earlier recorded over 100 days from date of admission). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02081131, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Sep 2015.

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