Blood marker may forecast recovery after colon surgery
NCT ID NCT02395380
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether measuring C-reactive protein (CRP) in the blood after colorectal surgery can help predict how well a patient will recover. Researchers followed 174 adults who had planned colon surgery. They checked CRP levels on the third day after surgery and compared them to recovery signs like fever, pain, bowel function, and mobility on the fifth day. The goal was to see if CRP could be a useful tool for doctors to plan patient care and hospital stays.
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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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174 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2015
- Finished
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Jun 2017
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Upper age to 18 years * Planned hospital stay for a colonic resection with anastomosis without permanent or temporary digestive bypass * Patient with pre-operative CRP lower or egal to 172 mg/L * No opposition at the participation of the study * Expected patient return home after surgery (or convalescent home or not medicalized institution) Exclusion Criteria: * Patient under guardianship * Protected or private patient freedom * Minor patient * Colectomy surgery with digestive bypass or digestive anastomosis * Complex combined surgery (significantly intestinal resection associated, another surgical procedure that can interfere with postoperative CRP) * General inflammatory disease susceptive to modify dosage values * Anti-inflammatory therapy (AINS/ corticosteroids/ immunosuppressive) * Patient unable to understand the study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Nantes
Nantes, 44000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
La Roche-sur-Yon, 85925, France