A multicentre randomised controlled trial assessing the benefit of icodextrin solution on pelvic pain and quality of life in patients having surgery to adhesions

ISRCTN ISRCTN77645288
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN77645288
Secondary identifying numbers N0283122696
Submission date
12/09/2003
Registration date
12/09/2003
Last edited
07/07/2017
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Respiratory
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mr Jolyon Ford
Scientific

Worthing & Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust
Worthing Hospital
Lyndhurst Road
Worthing
BN11 2DH
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)1903 205111
Email jolyon.ford@wash.nhs.uk

Study information

Study designMulticentre single-blinded randomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Scientific titleA multicentre randomised controlled trial assessing the benefit of icodextrin solution on pelvic pain and quality of life in patients having surgery to adhesions
Study objectivesWe hypothesise that the infusion of 1000 ml 4% icodextrin solution into the abdomen at the end of adhesiolysis for abdomino-pelvic adhesions will result in improvements in chronic pain scores and quality of life that is superior to heparinised normal saline.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedRespiratory: Pain
Intervention1. Icodextrin
2. Heparinised saline
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Applicable
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Icodextrin
Primary outcome measureChronic pain measured before and 18 weeks after surgery on a visual analogue scale
Secondary outcome measures1. Separate questions for dysmenorrhoea (pain with periods), dyspareunia (pain on intercourse), and dyschezia (pain on defecation)
2. Quality of life will be measured with an EQ-5D questionnaire (EuroQol) before and 18 weeks after the procedure
Overall study start date01/06/2002
Completion date01/06/2003

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants250 (125 patients in each treatment arm)
Key inclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/06/2002
Date of final enrolment01/06/2003

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Worthing & Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust
Worthing
BN11 2DH
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health (UK)
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

Sussex NHS Research Consortium (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

07/07/2017: No publications found in PubMed, verifying study status with principal investigator.