AI could help decide when You're ready to recover after surgery
NCT ID NCT07406269
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
After gastrointestinal or cancer surgery, it's hard to know when it's safe to start rehabilitation. This study tests an AI tool that analyzes hospital data to predict which patients are ready for early rehab. The tool gives a simple yes/no answer to help doctors decide. The study will enroll 103 adults and track how often patients need extra care within 30 days after early transfer to rehab.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-based clinical decision support tool (DESIRE)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help doctors make safer, faster decisions about when patients can begin rehabilitation after surgery, potentially reducing hospital stays and complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 103 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The AI tool is not a replacement for clinical judgment and may not work as expected in different hospital settings.
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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 103 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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18 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years or older * Undergoing gastrointestinal or oncological surgery * Postoperatively admitted to the surgical ward * Expected to remain admitted for at least 2 days after surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at the time of prediction on postoperative day 2 * Inability to provide informed consent in Dutch or English
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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