Fast Track in Open Colonic Surgery - A Multicentric Randomized Controlled Trial

Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Median Laparotomie; Elective Colectomie

Treatments: Procedure: Fast Track care; Procedure: Standard Care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00556790

263/2003 USZ

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate the real value of a fast track protocol compared to a standard care protocol regarding postoperative complications and hospital stay in a multicentric setting in an intention to treat fashion.

Full description

Our fast track protocol contains the four major components perioperative fluid restriction, epidural analgesia, early oral feeding and enforced mobilisation

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all patients admitted for open colonic surgery

Exclusion criteria

• no primary anastomosis and/or stoma rectum resection emergency situation patients not speaking german immobile patients

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Other group

Description:

Standard Care

Treatment:

Procedure: Standard Care

2

Other group

Description:

Fast Track Care

Treatment:

Procedure: Fast Track care