Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy to Prevent Anastomotic Leakage After Esophagectomy Due to Esophageal Cancer

NCT ID: NCT06097078

Last Updated: 2025-11-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-10-07

Study Completion Date

2026-04-30

Brief Summary

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A prospective, multi-centre, exploratory and observational one-arm study to evaluate preventive Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy(pEVT) to prevent anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy due to esophageal cancer. The main objective is to evaluate the potential protective effect of prophylactic preemptive endoluminal vacuum therapy on esophageal-gastric anastomosis dehiscence after esophagectomy.

Detailed Description

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Prospective, multi-centre, exploratory and observational one-arm study to evaluate preemptive endoluminal vacuum therapy to prevent anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy due to esophageal cancer.

The study comprises a maximum of 5 visits per protocol. At visit 0, informed consent will be obtained, and the patient will be checked for compliance with all inclusion criteria and no exclusion criteria in the study. Demographic characteristics, medical history and oncological parameters will be collected. At visit 1 ttMILE will be carry out and immediately (0-24h) after completion of the anastomosis, in patients who meet selection criteria, the Eso-SPONGE® will be placed endoscopically via an overtube, as usual clinical practice of the centre. The tube will be routed transnasally and then connected to a vacuum pump, generating a continuous negative pressure of 75 mmHg. The Eso-SPONGE system will be checked 6-hourly for leakage and dislocation. The sponge will be removed after 4-6 days (V2). After removal, the anastomosis and the gastric tube will be assessed endoscopically to exclude leakage and evaluate ischemia and stenosis, and the pylorus will be evaluated for spasm. The next visits (V3 and V4) will be carried out at 30 and 90 days after the intervention has been placed. Leakage, ischemia and stenosis will be clinically evaluated at each visit and a new endoscopy will be performed in patient who show symptoms.

Conditions

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Esophageal Cancer Esophagus Cancer Anastomotic Leak

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Eso-SPONGE®

endoluminal vacuum therapy to prevent anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy due to esophageal cancer

Eso-SPONGE®

Intervention Type DEVICE

minimally invasive treatment and prevention of anastomotic leakages and perforations in the upper gastrointestinal tract (upper GIT)

Interventions

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Eso-SPONGE®

minimally invasive treatment and prevention of anastomotic leakages and perforations in the upper gastrointestinal tract (upper GIT)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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endoluminal vacuum therapy (EVT) device

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years
* Scheduled for total minimally invasive (laparoscopic or robotic and thoracoscopic) transthoracic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy (ttMILE) due to esophageal cancer and subsequent eso-SPONGE application to prevent anastomotic leakage
* Patients able to read and understand the Patient Information Sheet and sign, if accepted, the Informed Consent Form
* Patients able, at the discretion of the investigator, to comply with the requirements of the study and without impediments to follow the instructions and assessments throughout the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients undergoing transhiatal esophagectomy without reconstruction, open Ivor Lewis esophagectomy or other esophageal resections different to ttMILE.
* Multi-organ resection during the esophagectomy.
* Emergent-urgent esophagectomy.
* Coloplasty or small bowel plasty.
* Necrotic tissue/gangrene.
* Blood clotting disorder.
* Bleeding esophageal varices.
* Sponge placement required directly on major vessels.
* Patients with known sensitivities or allergies to its components
* Participation in any other clinical trial and use of any drug or experimental device, currently or in the 4 weeks prior to inclusion in the study.
* Women who are pregnant, suspected of being pregnant or breastfeeding.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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B.Braun Surgical SA

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Aesculap AG

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Dulce Momblán García, Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

Locations

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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Jaume Garcia López, Dr.

Role: CONTACT

+34935866200

José Manuel M Molina, Dr.

Role: CONTACT

+34 935 86 62 ext. 00

Facility Contacts

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Dulce Momblán García, Dr.

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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AAG-O-H-2209

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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