Could getting patients moving sooner after colorectal surgery speed up recovery?
NCT ID NCT07374380
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a nurse-led early mobilization protocol helps people recover better after elective colorectal surgery. Eighty adults will be randomly assigned to either the early mobilization plan or standard care. The goal is to see if early, guided movement improves walking, bowel function, comfort, and reduces hospital stay.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nurse-led early mobilization protocol
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a simple, low-cost way to help people recover faster after colorectal surgery, with less pain and shorter hospital stays.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is just a change in nursing care, so any benefit is likely modest.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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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: * Adults aged 18 years and older * Scheduled for elective colorectal surgery (e.g., procedures related to * colorectal cancer, diverticulitis, or inflammatory bowel disease \[IBD\]) * Able to ambulate independently preoperatively * Medically and cognitively able to participate in a mobilization protocol * Able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Undergoing emergency colorectal surgery * Patients requiring postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) admission * Severe cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorders that may affect participation * Musculoskeletal or neurological conditions that impair mobility * Inability to understand study instructions due to language or communication barriers
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ege University
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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