Clinical trial · Interventional
Role of Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Enhanced Postoperative Recovery After Colorectal Surgery
NCT02433938CI-TRIAL-00035124TiRexcompletedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Aim of the study is to evaluate the role of postoperative tibial nerve stimulation in the enhancement of the recovery of bowel function and in shortening the hospital stay.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Postoperative Ileus | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sham tibial nerve stimulation | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Tibial nerve stimulation | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Underwent tibial nerve stimulation
- description
- Patients that underwent standard postoperative protocol + tibial nerve stimulation for 3 days
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Tibial nerve stimulation
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Did not undergo tibial nerve stimulation
- description
- Patients that underwent standard postoperative protocol + sham tibial nerve stimulation (standard postoperative protocol+sham tns)
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Sham tibial nerve stimulation
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- bowel function recovery (Time to first bowel movement or flatus)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients that underwent colorectal surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Severe comorbidities * Postoperative or intraoperative complications
References
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