Stimulation of the Efferent Loop Before Loop Ileostomy Closure

Hospital de Basurto

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Ileostomy - Stoma; Stoma Ileostomy; Ileostomy; Complications; Ileus Paralytic

Treatments: Procedure: efferent limb stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03424447

Hospital de Basurto

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of the efferent loop stimulation of a loop ileostomy prior to closure on postoperative complications such as ileus and hospital stay

Full description

Stimulation was performed 3 weeks prior to the ileostomy closure using 500 cc of a thickening substance (saline and nutritional thickener) through the efferent limb.

Enrollment: 140 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with loop ileostomy
• Barium transit throught the efferent limb without leaks

Exclusion criteria

• Chemotherapy at the moment
• Ileostomy closure at the same admission than the ileostomy creation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

Non stimulated

No Intervention group

Description:

Prospective data obtained from non stimulated patients

Stimulated

Experimental group

Description:

Prospective data obtaied from stimulated patients

Treatment:

Procedure: efferent limb stimulation