Randomized clinical trial on epidural versus patient-controlled intravenous analgesia on postoperative pain control after laparoscopic gastrectomy

Phase 2

• Conditions: Gastric cancer

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000027643
• Lead Sponsor: Okayama University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-07-01
• Study Completion: 2021-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 132

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1) The patients whose preoperative peformance status more than ASA(American Society of Anestheists) IV 2) The patients undergoing anticoagulant therapy 3) Medical contraindication for epidural analgesia 4) Abnormal anatomy of the spinal column 5) Neoadjuvant chemotherapy 6) Immunodeficiency 7) Palliative surgery 8) Emergency surgery 9) Unsuitable patients for enrollment judged by the investigator

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative pain at rest 24 h after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The achievement day of discharge criteria, Length of postoperative hospital stay, Postoperative complications, Postoperative pain on day 2,3,4 after surgery, Additional doses of analgesics, Adverse events related to analgesia, Patients' satisfaction