Surgeons test artificial valve to stop diarrhea after colon cancer removal
NCT ID NCT07167420
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new surgical procedure called RISE that rebuilds the ileocecal valve during right colon cancer surgery. Normally, removing this valve can cause diarrhea and malnutrition. The trial will randomly assign 188 patients to either receive the valve reconstruction or standard surgery. Researchers will compare how quickly patients form solid stools and track complications to see if the reconstruction helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- RISE ileocecal valve reconstruction (a surgical procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could reduce chronic diarrhea and malnutrition after right colon cancer surgery, improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with only 188 participants. The added surgical step may increase operation time or complications, and long-term benefits are not yet proven.
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Study facts
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- 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 188 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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: * Subjects aged 18-80 years; * ASA score ≤ 3; * Patients newly diagnosed with tumors located in the appendix, ileocecal region, ascending colon, hepatic flexure of the colon, or the right one-third of the transverse colon, or those scheduled to undergo laparoscopic radical right hemicolectomy; * No history of other gastrointestinal diseases (except for intestinal polyps or gallstones); * Willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form; * Complete clinical data available. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of other malignant tumors in different organs; * Tumor invasion into adjacent organs; * Patients with concurrent infectious diseases or autoimmune diseases (e.g., Crohn's disease); * Patients with congenital or acquired metabolic disorders; * Use of antibiotics or other microbiota-altering medications within one month prior to enrollment; * Changes in surgical plan resulting in the resection not including the ileocecal valve.
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