Anchor fixation may stop bowel twists without major surgery
NCT ID NCT07155304
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed trial tested a new procedure called percutaneous sigmoid fixation to prevent recurrent sigmoid volvulus (a twisted bowel). The procedure uses an anchor device to fix the colon in place after untwisting it with a scope. The study included 66 high-risk patients aged 16-80. The main goal was to see if the procedure reduces how often the volvulus comes back.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- percutaneous sigmoid colon fixation (a procedure using an anchor device to fix the colon in place after untwisting)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this procedure could provide a less invasive way to prevent recurrent sigmoid volvulus, reducing the need for emergency surgery in high-risk patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial with only 66 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedure carries risks like infection or anchor failure, and long-term outcomes are not yet known.
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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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66 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical status I-II-III-IV, high risk surgical patients and patients with age of 16-80 years old Exclusion Criteria: * patients with ASA V, VI, patients with lower abdominal surgery and obese patients with body mass index more than 35
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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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Zagazig University
Zagazig, Sharquia, 7120730, Egypt