Laparoscopic Approach for Emergency Colon Resection

Laparoscopic Approach for Emergency Colon Resection: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05005117

Enrollment

192

Registered

2021-08-13

Start date

2021-09-17

Completion date

2031-07-30

Last updated

2026-04-22

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Conditions

Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Disorders, Complication of Surgical Procedure, Emergencies, Laparoscopic Surgery, Long-term Effects of Cancer Treatment

Keywords

Laparoscopic surgery, Emergency surgery, Colorectal

Brief summary

This is a randomized, controlled, parallel, multicenter trial to compare post-operative complications and long-term results between open and laparoscopic technique in emergency colorectal surgery.

Detailed description

Laparoscopic technique in elective colorectal surgery has been shown to be advantageous for patients compared to open technique. However, the feasibility and potential benefits of laparoscopic colorectal surgery in emergency setting has not been evaluated sufficiently. The aim of this study is to compare laparoscopic and open technique in emergency colon resections. Primary outcome is the immediate recovery after operation and secondary outcome is long-term overall and cancer-specific survival.

Interventions

PROCEDURELaparoscopic operation

Operation

PROCEDUREOpen operation

Operation

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

This is a prospective randomized controlled multicenter trial

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* all patients in need of emergency colon resection

Exclusion criteria

* age \< 18 year * trauma patients * reoperations * acute pancreatitis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
postoperative morbidity	30 days	Postoperative morbidity evaluated by Clavien-Dindo classification

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Surgical site infections	30 days	Surgical site infections, superficial and deep
Long-term Survival	5 years	Long-term overall and cancer-specific survival

Countries

Finland

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMarie T Grönroos-Korhonen, MD

Päijät Häme Central Hospital

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 23, 2026