# Interest of Early Erectile Rehabilitation With Sildenafil After Radiotherapy and Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer

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## TL;DR

A phase 3 trial in colorectal cancer, run by University Hospital, Rouen, now recruiting.

## Summary

Interest of Early Erectile Rehabilitation With Sildenafil After Radiotherapy and Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer is a phase 3, randomised interventional study registered as NCT06123156 by University Hospital, Rouen, with a registry enrolment figure of 188 participants, started 2025-09-25 and due to reach its primary completion in 2030-02. Interventions recorded: Sildenafil; Placebo. Conditions listed: Rectal Cancer. Primary outcome: the patient's response. Colorectal eligibility wording from the registry: "* Patients undergoing surgery for cancer of the lower or middle rectum by total removal of the mesorectum with colorectal or coloanal anastomosis after neoadjuvant radiotherapy, with normal preoperative erectile function (defined by a combined IIEF erectile function domain score of at least 22)". Sites: France. No results are recorded here; the registry entry is the source.

## Fields

- Kind: Trial
- Status: recruiting
- Last checked: 2026-09-24
- Also known as: RECTIL
- Tags: ctgov-ingest; colorectal-deep-dive
- Registry id: NCT06123156
- Phase: 3
- Setting: Intérêt de la rééducation érectile précoce Par Sildénafil après radiothérapie et Proctectomie Pour Cancer du Rectum : Essai contrôlé randomisé
- Sponsor: University Hospital, Rouen
- Enrolled: 188

## Sources

- ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06123156: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06123156

## Connected records

- cancers: [Rectal cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/rectal-cancer/)
- technologies: [IMRT / IGRT (modern external beam)](https://onco.cc/technologies/imrt-igrt/)
- terms: [Colorectal cancer trials open today (registry snapshot)](https://onco.cc/terms/colorectal-trials-open-today/)

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