New drain technique aims to reduce complications after rectal cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07241143
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares a new drain fixation method (extra-peritoneal tunneling) to the standard method after rectal cancer surgery. About 596 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups. The goal is to see if the new method reduces drain movement and improves the management of leaks without increasing complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Extra-peritoneal tunneling drain fixation procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this technique could reduce drain displacement and improve management of leaks after rectal cancer surgery, leading to fewer reoperations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial, so results are preliminary. The new method may not be safer or more effective than the standard approach, and could have unforeseen complications.
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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 596 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
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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20 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: * Patients scheduled to undergo rectal resection (anterior resection or low anterior resection) with planned intraoperative drain placement. * Expected anastomotic level ≤10 cm from the anal verge based on preoperative imaging or endoscopic evaluation. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled to undergo additional colonic resection (e.g., right hemicolectomy, transverse colectomy). * Patients in whom no intraoperative drain placement is planned. * Patients scheduled for permanent or end stoma formation (e.g., abdominoperineal resection or Hartmann's procedure). * Patients with prior pelvic surgery (e.g., hysterectomy, prostatectomy, pelvic lymph node dissection) that may cause pelvic adhesions or anatomic distortion. * Patients with ASA physical status IV or severe systemic disease expected to require postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) admission. * Patients who decline to provide informed consent for study participation
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sung Il Kang
Daegu, South Korea
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