New surgery uses buttock muscle to restore bowel control
NCT ID NCT07239076
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a surgical procedure that uses a strip of the gluteus maximus (buttock) muscle to create a new sphincter for people with severe bowel incontinence. The surgery is for patients who have not gotten better with standard treatments and have a damaged or missing anal sphincter. The study will enroll 10 participants and measure improvement using a standard incontinence score.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Unstimulated gluteus maximus sphincteroplasty (surgical procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this surgery could offer a new option for people with severe bowel incontinence who have not improved with other treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 10 participants. The surgery is complex and may not work for everyone. Risks include infection, scarring, or incomplete improvement.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assiut hospital university
RECRUITINGAsyut, University, 172000, Egypt
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