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Comparison of Drainage Methods in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (DEMURE)

Comparison of the Application Effects of Different Drainage Modes in the Perioperative Period of Minimally Invasive Three-Field Radical Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Jun 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This RCT compares three drainage approaches after minimally invasive esophagectomy (chest tube + thoracic mediastinal drainage tube, thoracic, and abdominal mediastinal drainage tube) to evaluate perioperative outcomes, addressing current evidence gaps in pain and complication profiles.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
75 (estimated)
First submitted
5 May 2025
Start date
30 Apr 2025
Primary completion date
1 May 2026
Lead sponsor
Ruijin Hospital
NCT number
NCT07004634

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 75
  • From 30 Apr 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 May 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • History of chronic pain or long-term use of analgesics prior to surgery

Other illness

  • Coagulation disorders or patients undergoing reoperation
  • Intraoperative findings of extensive pleural adhesions, combined resection of adjacent organs, or other conditions deemed by the investigator to warrant exclusion

Other

  • Severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction (e.g., FEV1 \<50%)

Who the study is looking for

  • Age ≥18 years
  • Pathologically confirmed esophageal cancer requiring three-incision esophagectomy (cervical, thoracic, and abdominal incisions)
  • ASA physical status class I-III

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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ShanghaiChinaRecruiting

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