# The Influence of Ambulation on the Return of Bowel Function After Colorectal Surgery

> **NCT01241123** · NA · WITHDRAWN · sponsor: **United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth**

## Conditions studied

- Return of Bowel Function After Colon Surgery

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Ambulation regimen
- **DRUG:** Sitz-Markers
- **RADIATION:** Daily abdominal x-rays
- **DEVICE:** pedometers

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01241123
- **Lead sponsor:** United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth
- **Sponsor class:** FED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** WITHDRAWN
- **Start date:** 2010-03-31
- **Primary completion:** 2014-09-10
- **Final completion:** 2014-09-10
- **Target enrollment:** 0 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** PI retired and no recruitment occurred
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-29


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01241123

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01241123, "The Influence of Ambulation on the Return of Bowel Function After Colorectal Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01241123. Licensed CC0.

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