Can surgery for a bowel disorder also lift depression and anxiety?
NCT ID NCT06502184
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 140 people with obstructive defecation syndrome (ODS) — a condition that causes straining and difficulty passing stool — who are scheduled for surgery. Researchers will measure depression and anxiety using standard questionnaires before and after the procedure, alongside bowel function scores. The goal is to understand how mental health changes after surgical treatment and whether it relates to improved bowel symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Interdisciplinary surgery for obstructive defecation syndrome
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that surgery not only improves bowel function but also eases the depression and anxiety that often accompany this condition.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study without a comparison group, so improvements might not be solely due to surgery. Surgical risks and individual variation in outcomes also apply.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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140 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Finished
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Apr 2023
- 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 clinical and mental burdens of a consecutive group of patients, who is scheduled for surgery of Obstructed Defecation Syndrome (ODS) at the Evangelisches Klinikum Köln Weyertal, an academic teaching hospital associated with the university hospital cologne, which accommodates a tertiary pelvic organ and bowel dysfunction center as part of the surgical department, will be assessed before and 6 months after surgery. The self-reported clinical (bowel function) and mental score data are prospectively acquired as part of the standard operating procedure for all patients with functional bowel motility disorders in the investigators' hospital. Informed consent for the planned procedure, data collection, and publication of the results was obtained from all patients before surgery.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Obstructed Defecation Syndrome (ODS) scheduled for Surgery * Conservative treatment failure * Laparoscopic access possible Exclusion Criteria: • Pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Evanglisches Klinikum Koeln Weyertal
Cologne, 50931, Germany
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