New gel aims to stop deadly leaks after bowel surgery
NCT ID NCT07490080
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new gel called Dehisgel in 20 adults who had colorectal surgery for rectal cancer. The goal was to see if the gel could safely prevent leaks where the bowel was reconnected. The study was stopped early, so results are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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 patients included in the study underwent elective rectal resection with colorectal anastomosis due to rectal cancer.
- 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 * Age ≥ 18 years * Patients with histologically confirmed rectal adenocarcinoma (\< 15 cm from the anal margin) following rectal resection with colorectal anastomosis * Patients with or without neoadjuvant therapy * Patients willing and able to provide written informed consent * Patients able to communicate effectively with the investigator in the local language and to understand and comply with the study requirements. Exclusion criteria * Age \< 18 years * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Patients in the terminal stage of life * Subjects with known hypersensitivity or allergy to any component of the investigational product or to the administered antibiotics * Acute surgery * Preventive ostomy * Other malignancies * Incomplete data
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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FN HK
Hradec Králové, Czechia
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