Enhanced recovery in colorectal surgery: a multicentre study from the Spanish Working group

ISRCTN ISRCTN16397735
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN16397735
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
19/09/2010
Registration date
06/10/2010
Last edited
06/10/2010
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Digestive System
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

Dr Jose Ramirez
Scientific

Servicio de Cirugia
Hospital Clinico Universitario
San Juan Bosco 15
Zaragoza
50009
Spain

Study information

Study designObservational non-randomised study
Primary study designObservational
Secondary study designNon randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please contact ard-fast-track@googlegroups.com to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleA multicentre prospective interventional study from the Spanish Working group into enhanced recovery in colorectal surgery
Study objectivesThe implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in major colorectal surgery reduces postoperative complications and hospital stays.
Ethics approval(s)No specific ethical requirements for this study; informed by Hospital Ethical Board that ethics approval was not required as this is an observational non-randomised study based on the best available evidence.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedColorectal disease
InterventionColorectal surgery
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureMorbi-mortality, measured from operation to two months after surgery
Secondary outcome measuresHospital stay, measured from operation up to release from hospital
Overall study start date01/01/2008
Completion date31/08/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants300
Key inclusion criteria1. Aged 18 years or over, either sex
2. Programmed for surgery for colorectal cancer without the need for a stoma or any further surgical procedure
Key exclusion criteria1. Need for emergency surgery
2. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) class IV
3. Need for a colostomy or ileostomy
4. Inability to provide informed consent
5. Diabetes
6. Slow evacuation previously documented by a digestive medicine unit
Date of first enrolment01/01/2008
Date of final enrolment31/08/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Spain

Study participating centre

Servicio de Cirugia
Zaragoza
50009
Spain

Sponsor information

Spanish Working Group on Multimodal Rehabilitation (Grupo Español de Rehabilitacion Multimodal [GERM]) (Spain)
Research organisation

Servicio de Cirugia
Hospital Clinico Universitario
San Juan Bosco 15
Zaragoza
50009
Spain

Website http://ftsurgery.com/

Funders

Funder type

Other

Investigator initiated and funded (Spain)

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