Clinical Trial: The SMART Trial: Modified Single-Stapled Anastomosis in Laparoscopic or Robotic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer

U.S., Jan. 30 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07376980) titled 'The SMART Trial: Modified Single-Stapled Anastomosis in Laparoscopic or Robotic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer' on Dec. 03, 2025.

Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a modified single-stapled anastomosis (MST) can reduce anastomotic leakage compared with the conventional double-stapled technique (DST) in adult patients undergoing laparoscopic or robotic low anterior resection for rectal cancer.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does MST lower the incidence of anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer surgery?

* Does MST improve short-term surgical outcomes compared with DST?

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