Stimulation of Efferent Loop Prior to Ileostomy Closure

Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital (HCUVA)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Ileostomy; Complications

Treatments: Procedure: Procedure/Surgery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01881594

SEL-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare postoperative ileus between stimulated and unstimulated patients prior to ileostomy closure.

Full description

Stimulation was performed ten days prior to the intervention, through the efferent limb of the ileostomy with 500 cc of a thickening substance (saline and nutritional thickener)

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• protective ileostomy after rectal cancer surgery

Exclusion criteria

• under 18 years

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

No stimulation

Active Comparator group

Description:

unstimulated patients prior to surgery,ileostomy closure surgery without prior stimulation of efferent limb.

Treatment:

Procedure: Procedure/Surgery

Stimulation

Experimental group

Description:

stimulation of the efferent limb of the ileostomy prior to ileostomy closure.

Treatment:

Procedure: Procedure/Surgery