3D tech could cut surgeries for Crohn's patients
NCT ID NCT06587646
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new 3D visualization tool called vEUA that helps surgeons see fistulas more clearly before operating on people with perianal Crohn's disease. About 30 adults who need surgery for fistulas or abscesses will be randomly assigned to standard care or care with the 3D model. The goal is to see if the tool improves surgical accuracy, reduces repeat procedures, and boosts patient quality of life.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 30 people
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- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Ability to give informed consent * Active perianal Crohn's disease as defined by clinical assessment with fistula or abscess formation * A clinical decision has been taken that surgery is required for perianal disease * Ages of 18-75 Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to consent * history of Proctectomy, * absence of a diagnosis of Crohn's disease, * perianal fistulising disease not secondary to Crohn's disease, * Rectovaginal fistulas * Malignant disease * Significant cardiovascular or respiratory disease * Neurological or cognitive impairment * Significant physical disability * Significant hepatic disease or renal failure * Subjects currently (or in the last three months) participating in another research project * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * If MRI is contraindicated (e.g. pacemaker). * under 18 years old or over 75 years old
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Locations
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Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
RECRUITINGNottingham, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom
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