U.S., March 12 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07463261) titled 'REsults of LOw Anterior Resections With or Without Preventive Stoma in Nonemergency Department' on Feb. 25.
Brief Summary: The purpose of this multicenter randomized non-inferiority trial is to evaluate the safety of low anterior resection for rectal cancer performed with versus without a diverting stoma in patients with a low predicted risk of colorectal anastomotic leakage.
The primary objective is to determine whether the rate of anastomotic leakage within 30 days after surgery in the no-stoma group is non-inferior to that in the diverting stoma group.
The secondary objectives include comparison between groups regarding: Stoma...