New study aims to speed up recovery after colon surgery
NCT ID NCT03862781
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at two ways to reconnect the intestine after removing the right side of the colon. It involves 125 adults having minimally invasive surgery. The goal is to see which method helps bowel function return faster and shortens hospital stay.
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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 125 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 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: * Eligible patients are those over 18 years of age who are regularly scheduled to undergo a right hemicolectomy via a minimally invasive approach (robotic or laparoscopic) with the creation of an anastomosis. Right colectomy will be defined as removal of the ascending colon, ligation of the ileocolic artery and vein, +/- removal of the terminal ileum, +/- removal of the proximal transverse colon, and +/- removal of the right branch of the middle colic artery and vein. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women * Additional colon resection is planned (i.e. left colectomy or proctectomy) * Vulnerable populations such as prisoners or adults unable to give consent * If the scheduled surgery is planned at Butterworth hospital (as to standardize the nursing care received postoperatively) * Emergent cases Patients will be excluded from the study intra-operatively if: * The procedure is converted to an open resection * If a loop ileostomy is performed in addition to the right colectomy
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Corewell Health Medical Group
RECRUITINGGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49546, United States
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