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NCT07429760Enrolling by invitation

Mechanical Bowel Preparation With or Without Oral Antibiotics in Left Sided Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Mechanical Bowel Preparation With or Without Oral Antibiotics in Left Sided Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Randomized Trial (MEBOA Trial)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 24 Feb 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

In this study, Investigator will compare mechanical bowel preparation with or without oral antibiotics in Left sided colorectal cancer patients undergoing elective surgery.

Status (registry)
Enrolling by invitation
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60 (estimated)
First submitted
8 Jan 2026
Start date
1 Aug 2025
Primary completion date
30 Aug 2026
Lead sponsor
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre
NCT number
NCT07429760

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 60
  • From 1 Aug 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Aug 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

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Emergency surgery
  • Palliative surgery

Other

  • Unwilling to participate in a trial

Who the study is looking for

  • Adult patients
    • Diagnosed cases of left sided (distal to splenic flexure) colorectal cancer undergoing elective curative sphincter preserving surgery.
    • No contraindication for preoperative administration of oral antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation.

Age in the registry: 18 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Shaukat Khanam Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Lahore
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LahorePakistanUnknown status

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.