Enema after rectal cancer surgery
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study looks at two different ways to rinse the bowel after rectal cancer surgery, to see if they help reduce bowel control problems later. The trial tests whether giving an enema from above (through the stoma) or from below (through the anus) is better for your recovery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with rectal cancer.
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are about to have or have just had surgery to remove part of your rectum, along with a temporary colostomy/ileostomy.
- You are able to understand and communicate normally.
- You do not have severe other medical conditions (like advanced heart or lung disease).
- You do not have other bowel diseases like Crohn's or ulcerative colitis, and you are not on long-term psychiatric medications.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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