Medisch Spectrum Twente
Clinical trials sponsored by Medisch Spectrum Twente, explained in plain language.
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Stent before surgery slashes leak risk in colon patients?
Prevention Recruiting nowThis study tests whether placing a small mesh tube (stent) in a narrowed artery that supplies blood to the gut, done before planned colon surgery, can prevent a serious complication called anastomotic leakage (a leak where the colon is reconnected). The trial will enroll 360 adul…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Medisch Spectrum Twente • Aim: Prevention
Last updated May 14, 2026 12:01 UTC
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Sham surgery showdown: is MALS operation real relief or placebo?
Symptom relief Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a keyhole surgery to release a compressed belly artery (coeliac artery release) truly reduces chronic abdominal pain in people with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS). Half of the 70 participants will get the real surgery, and the other half will get…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Medisch Spectrum Twente • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated May 12, 2026 13:40 UTC