New recovery protocol aims to speed healing in kids with pelvic cancer
NCT ID NCT04344899
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a special recovery plan (ERAS) helps children recover faster after surgery for pelvic cancer. Researchers tracked 74 children at five hospitals to see if the plan reduced complications and hospital stays. The goal is to find the best ways to help kids heal after major cancer surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better recovery protocols for children after cancer surgery, reducing hospital stays and complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to all hospitals or patients, and adherence to the protocol can vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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74 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2019
- Finished
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Mar 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.
Who is studied
Pediatric patients undergoing urological surgery
- Ages
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1 month to 18 years
- 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 undergoing operations at a pediatric hospital setting aged 1 month or older * Parents of patients undergoing operations at pediatric hospital settings aged 1 month or older * Undergoing urologic reconstruction, ureteral operations, pyeloplasty, intraabdominal on-cologic resections, urachal remnant excision, bariatric operations, pectus surgery, ap-pendicitis, orthopedic or neurosurgical operations and inflammatory bowel disease proce-dures * Providers of patients undergoing surgery in pediatric settings Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 1 month in age
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States
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