# Early Drain Removal Versus Standard Drain Management After Distal Pancreatectomy (Early-Dist)

> **NCT04609137** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **IRCCS San Raffaele** · enrollment: 150 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pancreas Disease
- Complication,Postoperative
- PROMs
- Pancreatic Fistula

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Early drain removal
- **PROCEDURE:** Standard drain removal

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04609137
- **Lead sponsor:** IRCCS San Raffaele
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2020-10-13
- **Primary completion:** 2023-09-30
- **Final completion:** 2023-10-30
- **Target enrollment:** 150 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-01-18


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04609137

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04609137, "Early Drain Removal Versus Standard Drain Management After Distal Pancreatectomy (Early-Dist)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04609137. Licensed CC0.

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