Can eating soon after stoma reversal surgery prevent dangerous leaks?
NCT ID NCT07730333
First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether starting oral feeding within 24 hours after ileostomy reversal surgery is safer than waiting 48 to 72 hours for bowel function to return. The main question is whether early feeding reduces the chance of anastomotic leakage, a serious complication where intestinal contents leak through the surgical connection. The study includes 420 adults aged 18 to 70 undergoing elective ileostomy reversal, excluding those with active infection, advanced cancer, or extensive bowel resection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- early oral feeding protocol (liquids or solid food within 24 hours after surgery) compared to delayed oral feeding (nothing by mouth until bowel function returns, typically 48-72 hours)
- What this could lead to
- If early feeding is safe, it could shorten hospital stays and speed recovery for patients undergoing ileostomy reversal.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial, and results may not apply to all patients. Early feeding might increase the risk of complications like leakage in some individuals.
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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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420 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- 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 70 years
- 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 undergoing elective ileostomy reversal surgery * age between 18 and 70 years * patient provided informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * patients with active active peritonitis * Advanced malignancy * Patients requiring extensive bowel resection
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Allied hospital Faisalabad
Faisalābad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan
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