Could a simple acid test predict surgery leaks in colorectal cancer?
NCT ID NCT07189663
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study will check if sialic acid levels in blood and stool are linked to tumor features and the risk of post-surgery leaks in colorectal cancer patients. Researchers will review past records of about 1,468 patients and also collect stool samples for microbiome analysis. The goal is to find new ways to prevent poor healing after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which patients are at higher risk for post-surgery complications, leading to better prevention strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may find no clear link, and results may not apply to other hospitals or populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,468 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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.
Who is studied
Patients who underwent radical resection of colorectal cancer in the Department of General Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital
- Ages
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18 to 75 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: For the retrospective Part : Age between 18 and 80 years; Patients who underwent radical resection of colorectal cancer in our hospital from January 2010 to December 2020; Preoperative serum sialic acid level was measured (a routine test item in liver function biochemical tests in our hospital from 2010 to 2020); Complete postoperative pathological data. * For the prospective Section:Age between 18 and 80 years; Patients who underwent radical resection of colorectal cancer in our hospital from August 2025 to August 2026; Voluntarily sign the informed consent form for fecal sample collection. Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency surgery, palliative surgery, or concurrent other malignant tumors; Preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (may affect SA levels and microbiota); Recent infection: history of severe infection within 3 months before surgery.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400037, China
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