New stitching trick may improve colon cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT04223141
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a new way to reconnect the colon after removing a cancerous section using a robot. The technique uses a special double purse-string stitch and a single stapler. Thirty-nine patients with sigmoid colon cancer were included, and the study looked at how well the technique worked and how many complications occurred.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Single-stapled double purse-string anastomotic (SIA) technique
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this technique could reduce surgical complications and improve recovery for patients undergoing robotic sigmoid cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The technique may not be safer or faster than standard methods.
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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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39 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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 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 (all must be fulfilled): * Verified cancer of the sigmoid colon * Planned elective robot-assisted laparoscopic resection of sigmoid colon with primary anastomosis * Operation with curative intent Exclusion Criteria: * Not legally competent and/or \< 18 years old * Not able to comprehend information and/or give written consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vejle Hospital, Department of Surgery
Vejle, DK7100, Denmark
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