ILEOSTIM trial: efferent loop stimulation before ileostomy reversal
Multicentre randomised controlled trial across 18 Spanish hospitals evaluating whether preoperative efferent loop stimulation reduces postoperative ileus after stoma reversal
Dr. Patricia Tejedor takes part in this multicentre trial published in Colorectal Disease (2026), which studies whether efferent loop stimulation before ileostomy closure reduces postoperative ileus. The primary endpoint did not reach statistical significance, although the intervention group had less ileus (7.6% vs 16.4%), a difference the authors consider clinically relevant.