New care approach aims to help seniors bounce back after colon cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT05993923
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a special geriatric care program before and after colorectal cancer surgery helps patients aged 70 and older recover their daily functioning better than standard care. The program includes early nutrition support, early mobilization, and careful management of other health issues. Researchers will compare functional status at 3 months between the two groups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multidisciplinary geriatric perioperative care program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a tailored geriatric care plan helps older adults recover their independence faster after colorectal cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 90 participants, so results may not apply to all older adults. The intervention is complex and may be hard to replicate in other hospitals.
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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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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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70 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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Inclusion Criteria: * The patient or their representative must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form * The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * Diagnosis of proven colorectal cancer. * Patient to benefit from scheduled colorectal surgery at the University Hospital of Nîmes validated in digestive surgery SPC after oncogeriatric evaluation. * Surgical act: resection with anastomosis in one step. Exclusion Criteria: * Interventional RIPH patient defined as category 1 if there is interference with the primary endpoint * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nîmes
RECRUITINGNîmes, 30029, France
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CHU de Nîmes
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNîmes, France
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Coralie LABARIAS
RECRUITINGNîmes, France, 30029, France
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Coralie LABARIAS
RECRUITINGNîmes, France, 30029, France
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