Could a new scope improve bowel surgery for endometriosis?
NCT ID NCT07523308
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new surgical technique called intra-operative dual laparoscopy and neo-rectoscopy (IDLnR) for treating bowel endometriosis. Researchers will compare it to standard laparoscopic surgery in 192 women aged 18-55. The goal is to see if the new method leads to better bowel function and quality of life six 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
- surgical procedure (intra-operative dual laparoscopy and neo-rectoscopy vs conventional laparoscopy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this new surgical technique could become a standard approach for bowel endometriosis, leading to better bowel function and quality of life after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial (192 participants) comparing two surgical methods. The new technique may not prove significantly better than the standard approach, and surgery always carries risks like infection or complications.
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Study facts
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- 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 192 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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 to 55 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Premenopausal women aged 18 to 55 years. * Preoperative pelvic contrast-enhanced MRI and/or transrectal endosonography confirmed bowel endometriosis (BE) lesions involving the muscular layer of the intestinal wall, located in the rectum and/or sigmoid colon. Postoperative pathological diagnosis serves as the gold standard. * Pre-treatment LARS score \> 20. * Eligible for laparoscopic surgery. * Voluntarily participated in this study and signed written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or lactation. * Presence of active inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, or other similar conditions with disease flare-ups within the past 1 year. * Acute or severe infectious disease within 4 weeks prior to surgery. * History of malignant tumor, or highly suspected gynecological/gastrointestinal malignancy based on preoperative imaging or tumor marker tests. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification ≥ Grade Ⅲ, or severe cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, or coagulation dysfunction that precludes general anesthesia and elective laparoscopic surgery. * Undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery or open laparotomy. * Currently participating in other clinical trials that may affect the outcome assessment of this study. * Previous participation in other interventional clinical trials that may affect the outcome assessment of this study. * History of colorectal resection and anastomosis or stoma surgery. * History of pelvic radiotherapy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200030, China
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Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201101, China
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Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201101, China
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