Status:

RECRUITING

Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy to Prevent Anastomotic Leakage After Esophagectomy Due to Esophageal Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Aesculap AG

Collaborating Sponsors:

B.Braun Surgical SA

Conditions:

Esophageal Cancer

Esophagus Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

A prospective, multi-centre, exploratory and observational one-arm study to evaluate preventive Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy(pEVT) to prevent anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy due to esophageal ca...

Detailed Description

Prospective, multi-centre, exploratory and observational one-arm study to evaluate preemptive endoluminal vacuum therapy to prevent anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy due to esophageal cancer. T...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Scheduled for total minimally invasive (laparoscopic or robotic and thoracoscopic) transthoracic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy (ttMILE) due to esophageal cancer and subsequent eso-SPONGE application to prevent anastomotic leakage
  • Patients able to read and understand the Patient Information Sheet and sign, if accepted, the Informed Consent Form
  • Patients able, at the discretion of the investigator, to comply with the requirements of the study and without impediments to follow the instructions and assessments throughout the study.

Exclusion

  • Patients undergoing transhiatal esophagectomy without reconstruction, open Ivor Lewis esophagectomy or other esophageal resections different to ttMILE.
  • Multi-organ resection during the esophagectomy.
  • Emergent-urgent esophagectomy.
  • Coloplasty or small bowel plasty.
  • Necrotic tissue/gangrene.
  • Blood clotting disorder.
  • Bleeding esophageal varices.
  • Sponge placement required directly on major vessels.
  • Patients with known sensitivities or allergies to its components
  • Participation in any other clinical trial and use of any drug or experimental device, currently or in the 4 weeks prior to inclusion in the study.
  • Women who are pregnant, suspected of being pregnant or breastfeeding.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 7 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06097078

Start Date

October 7 2024

End Date

April 1 2026

Last Update

November 17 2025

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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 08036