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NCT number NCT00747292
Other study ID # 07/H1111/70
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 1/Phase 2
First received September 4, 2008
Last updated September 4, 2008
Start date December 2007
Est. completion date October 2009

Study information

Verified date September 2008
Source Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit
Contact Bruce F Levy, MRCS
Phone 07769656842
Email brucelevy22@hotmail.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim is to ascertain which method out of epidural, spinal or patient controlled analgesia (PCA) is the most appropriate in fluid optimised patients after laparoscopic colorectal surgery in terms of pain control, length of hospital stay and time for gut recovery. The second aim is to assess the physiological changes that occur when the patient is placed in steep trendelenberg position together with the creation of the pneumoperitoneum.


Description:

Patients will be randomized into one of 3 groups - A, B or C. In order to remove the major confounding factor of hypovolaemia, all patients will have an oesophageal doppler inserted in order to achieve fluid optimisation. Each group will then either have an epidural, spinal or a PCA for post operative analgesia depending on the randomisation. All patients will follow a common postoperative care pathway to standardize the other factors.

Patients will be asked to report parameters including pain visual analogue score (VAS) chart three times a day. Recovery of bowel functions (passage of flatus, bowel movement, and diet intake), additional analgesia consumption, time to first ambulation, analgesia related side-effects and time to discharge will be recorded.

In addition whilst the patients fluid status is optimized during surgery with the oesophageal Doppler, the physiological changes that occur with the steep trendelenberg position and the pneumoperitoneum will be recorded.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 99
Est. completion date October 2009
Est. primary completion date October 2009
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with colorectal disease that requires a bowel resection who agree to have laparoscopic surgery with placement of an oesophageal doppler and a central line and who agree to be randomised with regards to a post operative analgesic regime.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients will be excluded from the post operative analgesia trial if they have abnormal clotting, skin infection over or near the back, presence of neurological disorders or anatomical abnormalities of the vertebral column, or for a reason identified by the anaesthetist.

- Patients will also be excluded if there is a contra-indication to oesophageal doppler such as oesophageal disease, recent oesophageal or upper airway surgery, moderate to severe aortic valve disease and bleeding diathesis.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
epidural
Patients in this limb receive epidural analgesia
PCA
Patients in this limb receive a PCA for their pain control
Spinal
Patients in limb will receive spinal analgesia

Locations

Country Name City State
United Kingdom MATTU Guildford Surrey

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

References & Publications (4)

Kong SK, Onsiong SM, Chiu WK, Li MK. Use of intrathecal morphine for postoperative pain relief after elective laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Anaesthesia. 2002 Dec;57(12):1168-73. — View Citation

Senagore AJ, Delaney CP, Mekhail N, Dugan A, Fazio VW. Randomized clinical trial comparing epidural anaesthesia and patient-controlled analgesia after laparoscopic segmental colectomy. Br J Surg. 2003 Oct;90(10):1195-9. — View Citation

Senagore AJ, Whalley D, Delaney CP, Mekhail N, Duepree HJ, Fazio VW. Epidural anesthesia-analgesia shortens length of stay after laparoscopic segmental colectomy for benign pathology. Surgery. 2001 Jun;129(6):672-6. — View Citation

Taqi A, Hong X, Mistraletti G, Stein B, Charlebois P, Carli F. Thoracic epidural analgesia facilitates the restoration of bowel function and dietary intake in patients undergoing laparoscopic colon resection using a traditional, nonaccelerated, perioperative care program. Surg Endosc. 2007 Feb;21(2):247-52. Epub 2006 Dec 9. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Length of hospital stay Once the patient is safe to go home Yes
Secondary Pain, time till flatus, time till bowels open, incidence of nausea and vomiting, quality of life Once secondary outcomes are successful, patient can go home Yes
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