Gastric Decompression After Sub-total Gastrectomy

Catholic University, Italy

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gastric Cancer

Treatments: Device: Naso-Gastric/Jejunal Tube

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01073046

1053222

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test the utility of the nasogastric tube, which is used to decompress and as "guardian" of gastro-jejunal anastomosis, in patients undergoing distal subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer with reconstruction according to Billroth II or according Roux.

Full description

A silastic naso-gastric tube (Rusch® distributed by Teleflex Medical Srl) is used in the naso-gastric/jejunal tube group

Enrollment: 276 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All people subjected to subtotal gastrectomy for distal gastric adenocarcinoma.

Exclusion criteria

• People undergoing enteral nutrition through naso-jejunal tube

Trial design

276 participants in 2 patient groups

Place Naso-Gastric/Jejunal Tube Group

Description:

In this group a silastic naso-gastric/jejunal tube is placed (Rusch® distributed by Teleflex Medical Srl)

Treatment:

Device: Naso-Gastric/Jejunal Tube

No Naso-Gastric/Jejunal Tube Group

Description:

In this group a silastic naso-gastric/jejunal tube is not placed