Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:17 PM
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2025-12-24 @ 2:17 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01682395
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to obtain a better understanding of the best management of left-sided colonic emergencies.
Detailed Description:
Participants: Patients 18 years or older presenting to Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe Malawi with sigmoid volvulus will be eligible for inclusion.
Procedures (methods): This is a prospective randomized trial. Subjects will be randomized during surgery to receive resection and anastomosis or mesosigmoidopexy (for non-gangrenous sigmoid volvulus), and resection and anastomosis or Hartmann's procedure (for gangrenous sigmoid volvulus).
Study:
NCT01682395
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01682395