Actively Recruiting
Anastomotic Safety and Surveillance Using Real-time Enhanced Sensing Using xBar
Led by Exero Medical Ltd. · Updated on 2026-04-15
80
Participants Needed
4
Research Sites
90 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of xBar system utilization on clinical outcomes during recovery following colorectal surgery.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Anastomotic Safety and Surveillance Using Real-time Enhanced Sensing Using xBar
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults 21 years or older scheduled for elective low anterior resection surgery for colorectal cancer
- Expected anastomosis located within 10 cm from the anal verge
- Use of a surgical drain during the surgery
- Willing and able to comply with study follow-up and provide informed consent
- Historical cohort includes adults 21 years or older who underwent low anterior resection for malignant colorectal disease
- Documented colorectal anastomosis or tumor less than 10 cm from the anal verge with complete hospitalization and 12-month follow-up records or up to stoma take down procedure
You will not qualify if you...
- Subjects with benign colorectal disease
- Contraindications for surgery or general anesthesia
- Known pregnancy or lactation
- Subjects receiving prophylactic stoma formation during index surgery
- Presence of implanted electronic devices in chest or abdomen (e.g., pacemaker, defibrillator)
- Major medical or psychiatric illness affecting health or study follow-up adherence
- Known allergies to materials in the xBar system (silicone, rubber, stainless steel)
- Participation in another interventional study during xBar usage
- Historical cohort excludes LAR performed for benign or non-oncologic conditions such as diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, non-malignant strictures, or fistula
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 4 locations
1
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Weill Cornell Medicine Colon and Rectal Surgery
New York, New York, United States, 10021
Actively Recruiting
3
Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery
New York, New York, United States, 10075
Not Yet Recruiting
4
Allegheny Health Network
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15212
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
I
Ilana Fishman
CONTACT
R
Ruth Stone
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Number of Arms
2
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