Epidural Analgesic Therapy (EAT) versus IntraVenous patient-controlled Analgesia (IVA)
Completed
- Conditions
- Colorectal cancerCancerMalignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN79187946
- Lead Sponsor
- ecco Hospital Corporation (Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale di Lecco) (Italy)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with neoplastic or recurrent flogistic pathology of the left colon
2. Patients with indication to VL surgery
3. Aged less than 18 years, either sex
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients over 80 years old
2. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade 4
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain control, measured with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at day 0,1 and 2
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Canalisation, measured daily<br>2. Drainage removal, measured daily