New study aims to uncover hidden causes of adult bowel blockage
NCT ID NCT07238166
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will look at 35 adults with a bowel condition called intussusception, where one part of the intestine slides into another. Researchers want to find out how often the cause is harmless (like a benign growth) versus serious (like cancer). They will also check how well imaging scans predict the cause and track patient recovery 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
- surgical resection and histopathological examination
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better distinguish between benign and malignant causes of adult intussusception, leading to more accurate diagnoses and tailored treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center observational study with only 35 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It does not test a new treatment, so direct patient benefits are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 35 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
a. Inclusion criteria: * Age ≥ 19 years. • Confirmed diagnosis of intussusception by: Imaging (CT , ultrasound , or barium studies) Intraoperative findings, * Patients managed surgically with documented follow-up and final diagnosis. b. Exclusion criteria: * Patients with incomplete records or lost to follow-up * Intussusception diagnosed radiologically but resolved spontaneously without confirmatory intervention or follow-up
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of general surgury Assiut uneversity hospital
Asyut, Egypt