Stoma-Free surgery for rectal cancer? new trial tests safety

NCT ID NCT07463261

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether low-risk rectal cancer patients can safely undergo surgery without a temporary stoma (a bag attached to the belly to collect waste). The trial will compare leak rates in 442 patients who either get a stoma or not. If skipping the stoma is shown to be safe, it could mean fewer surgeries and better quality of life for many patients.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Preventive stoma (diverting ileostomy or transverse colostomy) versus no stoma

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that many low-risk rectal cancer patients can safely avoid a temporary stoma, improving quality of life after surgery.

What could go wrong

This is a mid-stage trial with 442 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. There is a risk that skipping the stoma could lead to more anastomotic leaks, requiring emergency reoperation.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Anastomotic Leak rectal cancer rectal neoplasm rectum adenocarcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Central Clinical Hospital of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation

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    Moscow, Russia

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  • Leningrad Regional Clinical Hospital

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    Saint Petersburg, Russia

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  • Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62 of the Moscow Department of Health

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    Moscow, 143423, Russia

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  • Republican clinical oncological center

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    Ufa, Russia

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  • State Autonomous Healthcare Institution of Nizhny Novgorod Region "Research Institute of Clinical Oncology "Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary""

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    Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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  • State Budgetary Institution of Healthcare of the city of Moscow "Moscow Clinical Scientific and Practical Center named after A.S. Loginov of the Department of Healthcare of the City of Moscow"

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    Moscow, Russia

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  • Sverdlovsk Regional Oncological Center

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    Yekaterinburg, Russia

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