Liver Enzymes and Fluid Balance Following Colorectal Surgery

Fluid Balance Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02219607
• Other study ID #: colorectal 1
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 16, 2014
• Last updated: August 16, 2014
• Start date: January 2014

Study information

• Verified date: August 2014
• Source: Attikon Hospital
• Contact: Ageliki Pandazi, MD,PhD
• Phone: 00302105832374
• Email: angpant[@]med.uoa.gr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Greece: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The use of epidural anesthesia and postoperative analgesia influences fluid balance following colorectal surgery.

Markers such as BNP (brain natriuretic peptide) and liver function enzymes can estimate intravascular fluid load and predict outcome after colorectal surgery.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. primary completion date: March 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing colorectal surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe cardiac failure Severe renal failure Severe liver failure

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fluid Balance

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Greece	Attikon Hospital	Chaidari

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Attikon Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Greece, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in liver enzymes		5 days postoperatively	No
Secondary	Change in BNP (brain natriuretic peptide)		5 days	No