# Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Before Rectal Cancer Surgery

> **NCT03491540** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris** · enrollment: 414 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Rectal Cancer Surgery

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Sennosides colonic preparation
- **DRUG:** Oral Gentamycin
- **DRUG:** Oral Ornidazole
- **DRUG:** Oral Placebo Gentamycin
- **DRUG:** Oral Placebo Ornidazole

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03491540
- **Lead sponsor:** Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-09-03
- **Primary completion:** 2023-10-23
- **Final completion:** 2023-12-12
- **Target enrollment:** 414 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-01-05


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03491540

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03491540, "Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Before Rectal Cancer Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03491540. Licensed CC0.

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