Fast Track in Open Colonic Surgery - A Multicentric Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Elective Colectomie; Median Laparotomie
• Interventions: Procedure: Standard Care; Procedure: Fast Track care

• Registration Number: NCT00556790
• Lead Sponsor: University of Lausanne Hospitals

Brief Summary

To investigate the real value of a fast track protocol compared to a standard care protocol regarding postoperative complications and hospital stay in a multicentric setting in an intention to treat fashion.

Detailed Description

Our fast track protocol contains the four major components perioperative fluid restriction, epidural analgesia, early oral feeding and enforced mobilisation

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-11
• Study Completion: 2007-01
• Status Verified: 2007-11
• Study First Submitted: 2007-11-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-11-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2007-11-09
• Study First Posted: 2007-11-12
• Last Update Posted: 2007-11-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• all patients admitted for open colonic surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• no primary anastomosis and/or stoma rectum resection emergency situation patients not speaking german immobile patients

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	Standard Care	Standard Care
2	Fast Track care	Fast Track Care

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
complications until 30 days after surgery according to the zurich classification	30 days postoperative

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
hospital stay, adherence to Fast track protocol	30 days

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Kantonsspital Winterthur; 🇨🇭 Winterthur, Switzerland

Spital Uster; 🇨🇭 Uster, Switzerland

Kantonsspital Olten; 🇨🇭 Olten, Switzerland