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Do drinks and drugs delay Life-Saving surgery? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07330349
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study watches 363 people with stab or gunshot wounds to the belly to see if alcohol, drugs, or pain medicine changes how fast doctors decide on surgery. It does not test any new treatment—just observes what happens in two hospitals in Colombia. The goal is to learn if these substances make exams less reliable, which could lead to better care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 363 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
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.
Who is studied
The study population includes patients aged 14 years and older presenting with penetrating abdominal trauma to two university-affiliated trauma centers in Cali, Colombia (one public and one private). Patients are evaluated and managed according to standard trauma care protocols, including immediate operative management or clinical observation with serial physical examination, as clinically indicated. The study assesses the impact of alcohol consumption, psychoactive substance use, and analgesic administration on the clinical evaluation process and surgical decision-making during hospitalization.
- Ages
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15 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: * Patients presenting to the emergency department with penetrating abdominal trauma. * Age 14 years or older. * Patients evaluated and managed according to standard trauma care protocols, including immediate operative management or clinical observation with serial physical examination, as clinically indicated. * Patients admitted to the participating trauma centers during the study period. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients transferred from another institution after initial surgical intervention. * Patients declared dead on arrival. * Patients with incomplete or missing clinical data precluding assessment of outcomes of interest.
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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
2 sites. 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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Fundación Valle del Lili
RECRUITINGCali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
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Hospital Universitario del Valle Evaristo García
RECRUITINGCali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
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