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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2009-014375-50-GB
EUCTR2009-014375-50-GB
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Comparison of the Efficacy of Thoracic Epidural Analgesia and a Local Anaesthetic Wound Infusion Catheter after Laparoscopic Colectomy within the Enhanced Recovery Programme : a pilot RCT - Epidural vs Wound Infusion Catheter (E-WIC) v1.0

Yeovil District Hospital0 sitesOctober 20, 2010

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Yeovil District Hospital
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
14 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 20, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
14 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Yeovil District Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients undergoing elective laparoscopic colectomy for either benign or malignant tumour in the right, left or transverse colon with intention to cure.
  • 2\. Aged 18 or over with Americal Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) score I, II or III.
  • 3\. Able and willing to provide written consent.
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes
  • F.1\.2\.1 Number of subjects for this age range
  • F.1\.3 Elderly (\>\=65 years) yes
  • F.1\.3\.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Transverse colon or rectal tumour.
  • 2\. Locally advanced or widespread disease \- stage T4 on CT scan \- palpable mass or distant metastasis.
  • 3\. Emergency admission or obstruction/perforation of bowel cancer.
  • 4\. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis).
  • 5\. Known allergy to local anaesthetic.
  • 6\. Multiple Sclerosis or chronic pain requiring regular strong opioid analgesia.
  • 7\. Recent history of alcohol or drug abuse.
  • 8\. Contraindication to epidural analgesia.
  • 9\. Poor cognitive ability.
  • 10\. Pregnant patients.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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