Subcutaneous Electrical Stimulation in the Prevention of Postoperative Ileus (SESPI)

Hospital General Universitario Elche

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Ileus

Treatments: Other: Stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02399605

Cirugia1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Assess whether the application of electrical stimulation in patients undergoing subcutaneous colon cancer in a Multimodal Rehabilitation Program (Fast track) decreases the incidence of postoperative ileus, improving the results of morbidity and mortality, hospitalization and health care costs.

Full description

Prospective randomized study on the application of subcutaneous abdominal electrical stimulation in the postoperative of colonic surgery and its relationship with the appearance of postoperative ileus.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing colorectal surgery.
• Signing informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with no oral nutrition (dysphagia, esophageal stricture, pyloric stenosis)
• Patients with contraindications for electrical stimulation.
• Psychiatric Disorders
• HIV
• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• intestinal obstruction
• uncontrolled infection
• ASA IV
• No acceptance or failure to follow protocol multimodal rehabilitation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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500 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention, group control.

Stimulation

Experimental group

Description:

Subcutaneous Electrical Intervention

Treatment:

Other: Stimulation