Clinical trial · Observational
Predictive Value of Preoperative Rectus and Diaphragm Muscle Thickness for Postoperative Complications in Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery
The Role of Preoperative Rectus Abdominis and Diaphragm Muscle Thickness in Predicting Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Gastrointestinal Malignancies: A Prospective Observational Study
- 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)
The aim of this observational study is to investigate the relationship between preoperative rectus abdominis and diaphragm muscle thickness and postoperative complication rates in patients undergoing surgery for gastrointestinal system malignancies. The main research question is whether rectus abdominis and diaphragm muscle thickness can be used to predict postoperative complications in these patients, and whether there are specific cut-off values for these muscle thicknesses. Participants will be selected from operable gastrointestinal malignancy cases, and preoperative measurements of rectus abdominis and diaphragm muscle thickness will be performed using ultrasonography.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complication | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Gastrointestinal Cancers | Malignant Digestive System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasonography (Rectus and diaphragma muscle thickness measurement) | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Surgery
- description
- Patients undergone surgery for gastrointestinal system malignancies
- interventionNames
- Diagnostic Test: Ultrasonography (Rectus and diaphragma muscle thickness measurement)
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Correlation between rectus muscle thickness and clavien-dindo grade of postoperative complications
- timeFrame
- From enrollment to 30th postoperative day.
- description
- Correlation between rectus muscle thickness and clavien-dindo grade of postoperative complications
- measure
- Correlation between diaphragma muscle thickness and clavien-dindo grade of postoperative complications
- timeFrame
- From enrollment to 30th postoperative day.
- description
- Correlation between diaphragma muscle thickness and clavien-dindo grade of postoperative complications
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age over 18 years * Patients scheduled for laparoscopic or open surgery due to GIS malignancy between 01.05.2025 and 01.11.2025 * Postoperative follow-up at our center for a minimum of 30 days Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 18 years * Patients not undergoing surgery * Patients undergoing surgery for indications other than GIS malignancy * Patients with follow-up data shorter than 30 days
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