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Evaluation of the Predictive Nature of the Postoperative CRP on Postoperative Recovery in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Resection (CRP-Track)

An interventional study of C-reactive protein dosage in Colorectal Postoperative Complication, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee. Completed at 2 sites in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-20.

Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
174
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Colic and rectal resection represents a majority of hospitalizations in visceral surgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognostic of inflammatory markers dosage (CRP, procalcitonin and venous lactate) on the postoperative recovery after colorectal surgery and on the length of stay.

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Conditions studied

  • Colorectal Postoperative Complication

Keywords

  • CRP
  • Postoperative complication
  • Length of stay
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In context

Postoperative Complications

1,233 studies on the registry are indexed under Postoperative Complications; 292 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 174 is above the median of 119 across 689 interventional studies indexed under Postoperative Complications.

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Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee is the lead sponsor of 81 studies on the registry; 12 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Upper age to 18 years
  • Planned hospital stay for a colonic resection with anastomosis without permanent or temporary digestive bypass
  • Patient with pre-operative CRP lower or egal to 172 mg/L
  • No opposition at the participation of the study
  • Expected patient return home after surgery (or convalescent home or not medicalized institution)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient under guardianship
  • Protected or private patient freedom
  • Minor patient
  • Colectomy surgery with digestive bypass or digestive anastomosis
  • Complex combined surgery (significantly intestinal resection associated, another surgical procedure that can interfere with postoperative CRP)
  • General inflammatory disease susceptive to modify dosage values
  • Anti-inflammatory therapy (AINS/ corticosteroids/ immunosuppressive)
  • Patient unable to understand the study
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
174 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    C-reactive protein dosage

    Other: C-reactive protein dosage

Interventions

  • OtherC-reactive protein dosage
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. C-reactive Protein Rate

    Comparison C-reactive protein levels \< 172 mg/l at 3 post operative day with composite endpoint postoperative recovery (fever, absence of pain \>2, intestinal gas transit and patient autonomy for mobility and body care) at 5 post operative day. The Specificity, Sensitivity, PPV, NPV of C-Reactive Protein Levels at Day 3 Post-operative in Determining Day 5 Post-operative Recovery

    Time frame: 5 postoperative days

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Results

Posted Apr 20, 2026

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneC-reactive Protein Dosage
Started174
Completed168
Not completed6
Withdrew: Crp measuring missing5
Withdrew: Unscheduled stoma1

Outcome measures

PrimaryC-reactive Protein Rate

Comparison C-reactive protein levels \< 172 mg/l at 3 post operative day with composite endpoint postoperative recovery (fever, absence of pain \>2, intestinal gas transit and patient autonomy for mobility and body care) at 5 post operative day. The Specificity, Sensitivity, PPV, NPV of C-Reactive Protein Levels at Day 3 Post-operative in Determining Day 5 Post-operative Recovery

Time frame:
5 postoperative days
Reported as:
Number · percentage
C-reactive Protein Rate
percentageC-reactive Protein Dosage
Sensitivity47.9 (33.8 to 62.0)
Specificity81.0 (74.0 to 88.0)
PPV50.0 (35.5 to 64.4)
NPV79.5 (72.6 to 86.8)

Adverse events

Collected over 3 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
C-reactive Protein Dosage1/168 (0.6%)0/168 (0%)0/168 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)C-reactive Protein Dosage
Mean65.1 ± 13.2
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)C-reactive Protein Dosage
Female76
Male92
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected(Participants)C-reactive Protein Dosage
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Study locations

2 sites
  • Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
    La Roche-sur-Yon, 85925, France
  • CHU Nantes
    Nantes, 44000, France
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References and documents

Publications

  • Abet E, Drissi F, Couette C, Jean MH, Denimal F, Podevin J, Duchalais E, Meurette G. Predictive value of inflammatory markers for postoperative recovery following colorectal surgery. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2020 Jun;35(6):1125-1131. doi: 10.1007/s00384-020-03594-y. Epub 2020 Apr 14. PubMed 32291509 ↗

Study documents

  • Protocol, analysis plan and consent form · Apr 13, 2016

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 20, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02395380
Lead sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 23, 2015
Start date
Jul 6, 2015
Primary completion
Mar 11, 2017
Completion
Jun 13, 2017
Results posted
Apr 20, 2026
Last update
Apr 20, 2026

Study contacts

Emeric ABET
study director · Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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