# Trends and Outcomes in Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer

> **NCT03683446** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Catherine H. Davis, MD** · enrollment: 31795 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
- Colorectal Surgery

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Laparoscopic rectal surgery
- **PROCEDURE:** Open rectal surgery

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03683446
- **Lead sponsor:** Catherine H. Davis, MD
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2005-01-01
- **Primary completion:** 2017-01-30
- **Final completion:** 2017-12-30
- **Target enrollment:** 31795 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-09-25


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03683446

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03683446, "Trends and Outcomes in Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03683446. Licensed CC0.

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