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Routine CT scan after pancreatic surgery may catch silent complications
NCT ID NCT02814812
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a CT scan done 7 days after pancreatic surgery could find complications that doctors hadn't noticed yet. Researchers followed 80 patients who had planned pancreatic surgery. The goal was to see if the scan could detect issues like leaks or infections early, before patients went home, to improve outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CT scan
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors catch hidden complications early after pancreatic surgery, potentially improving recovery and reducing serious risks.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a treatment trial. The CT scan may not reliably detect all complications, and results may not apply to all hospitals or patients.
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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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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jan 2014
- Finished
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May 2018
- 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: Will be included in this study, patients: * Having an indication of pancreatic surgery * In scheduled surgery * Agreeing to participate in the research (ie who signed the informed consent to research participation) * \>18yo Exclusion Criteria: Will not be included in this study, patients: * With emergency surgery * Protected by law * Under 18 years * Presenting an against-indications to the scanner: documented severe allergy to contrast material, kidney failure against-showing the contrast medium injection, pregnancy, lactation and/or MRI (pacemaker, metallic intraocular foreign body)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Reims
Reims, 51092, France
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