Fewer cuts, same hope: new surgery for colon cancer tested
NCT ID NCT05953662
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares a newer, less invasive surgery (reduced-port laparoscopy) to standard laparoscopic surgery for people with colon or upper rectal cancer. The goal is to see if the newer approach is as safe and effective, while possibly causing less pain and faster recovery. 500 adults aged 18-80 with non-metastatic colorectal cancer are taking part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Reduced-port laparoscopic surgery
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a less invasive surgical option for colon and upper rectal cancer, potentially reducing pain, recovery time, and medical costs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 study, so results are preliminary. The reduced-port technique is more difficult for surgeons and may not be safer or as effective as standard surgery. 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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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- 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 to 80 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: 1. Age 18-80 years old; 2. Pathological diagnosis of colorectal adenocarcinoma (including high, medium and low-differentiated adenocarcinoma, excluded: mucinous adenocarcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma); 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) is 0-1 points; 4. Chest, whole abdomen, pelvic enhanced CT confirm colon or upper rectal cancer, without distant metastasis; 5. No other multiple primary tumors; 6. No organ dysfunction; 7. The patient and his/her family are able to understand the study protocol and are willing to participate in the study and sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Age \< 18, or \> 80 years old; 2. Combined with simultaneous or heterogeneous (within 5 years) malignant tumors; 3. Patients with intestinal obstruction, intestinal perforation, intestinal bleeding, etc. who require emergency surgery; 4. Joint organ resection is required; 5. ASA Class IV or V; 6. Suffering from a serious mental illness; 7. Patients with severe emphysema, interstitial pneumonia or ischemic heart disease, etc. who cannot tolerate surgery; 8. Continuous systemic steroid therapy within 1 months; 9. Patients or families are unable to understand the conditions and objectives of this study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yatsen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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