Could a simple nerve stimulator fix bowel leakage after rectal cancer surgery?

NCT ID NCT07632196

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a small nerve stimulator placed on the skin near the ankle can help people who have bowel leakage after rectal cancer surgery. Half of the 84 participants will use the active device at home, while the other half will use a sham device. Researchers will check bowel control, quality of life, and sexual function at 1, 6, and 12 months after surgery.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Beurer EM-49 digital neurostimulator (transcutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a non-drug, at-home way to reduce bowel leakage and improve quality of life after rectal cancer surgery.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial with only 84 people. The treatment may not work better than a placebo, and results may not apply to everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Ejaculatory Dysfunction Fecal Incontinence Low Anterior Resection Syndrome rectal cancer rectal neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

DISORDER OF EJACULATION FECAL INCONTINENCE (FI) LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION SYNDROME (LARS) QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) RECTAL NEOPLASM MALIGNANT

Contacts and locations

Locations

Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa
RECRUITING

Manresa, Barcelona, 08243, Spain
Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa, Althaia
RECRUITING

Manresa, Barcelona, 08243, Spain

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