Status:

RECRUITING

Primary Anastomosis Versus Enterostomy in the Surgical Treatment of Necrotising Enterocolitis

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 30 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating disease that affects the intestine of premature infants and is the most common surgical emergency in newborns. It is estimated that up to 10% of premat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All neonates with confirmed NEC and require surgical intervention will be included

Exclusion

  • Neonates found to have NEC totalis and deemed unsalvageable;
  • Neonates found to have multiple sites of gangrenous bowels which require more than two anastomoses;
  • Neonates found to be extremely unstable cardiovascularly intra-operatively and can only withstand excision of gangrenous bowels, but will not allow anastomosis or stoma creation;
  • Parents who do not agree to participate in the study
  • Neonates found to have pathology other than NEC after recruitment (either on intraoperative findings or pathological findings on surgical specimens).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04912453

Start Date

July 1 2021

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

December 11 2024

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Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 0000