# The Impact of Transanal Decompression Tube Placement After Colorectal Anastomosis: A Randomized Trial

> **NCT04890015** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta** · enrollment: 202 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Colorectal Cancer
- Postoperative Complications
- Anastomotic Leak
- Anastomotic Complication

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Intraoperative transanal decompression tube placement

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04890015
- **Lead sponsor:** Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2017-07-10
- **Primary completion:** 2023-06-10
- **Final completion:** 2023-07-10
- **Target enrollment:** 202 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2021-09-02


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04890015

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04890015, "The Impact of Transanal Decompression Tube Placement After Colorectal Anastomosis: A Randomized Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04890015. Licensed CC0.

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