Stoma-Free surgery for rectal cancer? new trial tests safety
NCT ID NCT07463261
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether low-risk rectal cancer patients can safely undergo surgery without a temporary stoma (a bag attached to the belly to collect waste). The trial will compare leak rates in 442 patients who either get a stoma or not. If skipping the stoma is shown to be safe, it could mean fewer surgeries and better quality of life for many patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Preventive stoma (diverting ileostomy or transverse colostomy) versus no stoma
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that many low-risk rectal cancer patients can safely avoid a temporary stoma, improving quality of life after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with 442 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. There is a risk that skipping the stoma could lead to more anastomotic leaks, requiring emergency reoperation.
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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 442 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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 70 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: * Age \>18 years; * Primary rectal cancer staged as cT1-4aN0-3M0 (or ycT0-4aN0-2M0); * Histologically confirmed rectal adenocarcinoma based on endoscopic biopsy; * Tumor located ≤12 cm from the dentate line (based on endoscopy, digital rectal examination, and/or pelvic MRI); * Planned radical minimally invasive (laparoscopic/robot-assisted) intervention with TME and formation of primary colorectal/colonanal anastomosis; * Adequate hematologic function: hemoglobin ≥100 g/L, leukocytes \>4 × 10\^9/L, platelets \>100 × 10\^9/L; * Adequate renal function: serum creatinine \<150 µmol/L; * Adequate hepatic function: AST/ALT \<100 U/L; * Predicted risk of anastomotic leakage ≤10% (AFOR 0-1). Exclusion Criteria: * Age ≥80 years; * Presence of a pre-existing diverting ileostomy or colostomy; * Peritumoral abscess or tumor perforation; * Distant metastases (M1) identified preoperatively and/or intraoperatively; * Synchronous or metachronous malignancy; * Prior pelvic irradiation for another condition (e.g., cervical or prostate cancer); * Evidence of malnutrition (serum albumin \<34 g/L); * Severe uncontrolled comorbid conditions (e.g., acute myocardial infarction, uncontrolled hypertension, decompensated heart failure, immunosuppression, systemic corticosteroid therapy, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease stage 4-5), type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus, or psychiatric/neurological disorders impairing the ability to provide informed consent; * Tumor invasion into adjacent structures or organs (cT4b) identified preoperatively and/or intraoperatively; * Predicted risk of anastomotic leakage \>10% (AFOR 2-6).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Central Clinical Hospital of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation
RECRUITINGMoscow, Russia
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Leningrad Regional Clinical Hospital
RECRUITINGSaint Petersburg, Russia
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Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62 of the Moscow Department of Health
RECRUITINGMoscow, 143423, Russia
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Republican clinical oncological center
RECRUITINGUfa, Russia
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State Autonomous Healthcare Institution of Nizhny Novgorod Region "Research Institute of Clinical Oncology "Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary""
RECRUITINGNizhny Novgorod, Russia
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State Budgetary Institution of Healthcare of the city of Moscow "Moscow Clinical Scientific and Practical Center named after A.S. Loginov of the Department of Healthcare of the City of Moscow"
RECRUITINGMoscow, Russia
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Sverdlovsk Regional Oncological Center
RECRUITINGYekaterinburg, Russia
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