# Trial of Robotic Versus Laparoscopic-assisted Radical Resection for Rectal Cancer

> **NCT02673177** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Southwest Hospital, China** · enrollment: 225 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Rectal Neoplasms

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** robot-assisted total mesorectal excision
- **PROCEDURE:** laparoscopic total mesorectal excision

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02673177
- **Lead sponsor:** Southwest Hospital, China
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2016-02
- **Primary completion:** 2018-05
- **Final completion:** 2019-05
- **Target enrollment:** 225 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2016-02-04


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02673177

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02673177, "Trial of Robotic Versus Laparoscopic-assisted Radical Resection for Rectal Cancer". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02673177. Licensed CC0.

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