New recovery protocol could get kids home sooner after colostomy surgery
NCT ID NCT07206836
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two approaches to care after colostomy reversal in children. One group follows an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol with shorter fasting, no bowel prep, early feeding, and non-opioid pain control. The other receives traditional care with longer fasting, bowel prep, and opioid pain medicine. The goal is to see if ERAS reduces hospital stay. Sixty children aged 2-13 will be randomly assigned to either group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to shorter hospital stays and faster recovery for children undergoing colostomy reversal.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The ERAS protocol may not significantly improve outcomes over traditional care.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2025
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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2 to 13 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 with Colostomy * Admitted for Reversal of colostomy Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with endocrinal abnormalities * Patients with cardiac abnormalities * Patients with spinal abnormalities * Patients with bleeding abnormalities * Patients who have undergone previous multiple abdominal surgeries
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health Faisalabad
RECRUITINGFaisalābad, Punjab Province, Pakistan
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