CompletedNot Applicable

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

India64 participantsStarted 2013-09

Plain-language 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 outcomes.

Who can participate

Age range30 Years – 70 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. No evidence of metastasis
✓. Radiological non-involvement of Superior Mesenteric Vein \& Portal Vein
✓. Preserved fat planes between celiac axis, Hepatic Artery \& Superior Mesenteric Artery

Exclusion criteria

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

What they're measuring

Hospital Stay

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

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02081131

SponsorGEM Hospital & Research Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-09

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