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Surgical Stress and Colorectal Surgery

Not Applicable
Conditions
Surgical Stress and Immune Function
Interventions
Procedure: Robotic and Laparoscopic Colectomy
Registration Number
NCT02871960
Lead Sponsor
Federico II University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate surgical stress and immune function after robotic versus laparoscopic colectomy.

Detailed Description

The short-term advantages of minimally invasive colon resection have been well established in several randomized trials. A major factor in the development of morbidity is the surgical stress response with subsequent increased demand on the patient's reserves and immune competence. Although the advantage in term of stress response of laparoscopic surgery over open surgery has been widely reported, little is known about the role of robotic surgery.

Robotic approaches have seen significant growth in the last 5 years. Taking advantage of three-dimensional visualization, improved articulation, and multiple operating arms provides theoretical advantages in colorectal cancer surgery. In an attempt to evaluate the surgical stress response and immune function after robotic colorectal surgery a comparative study has been designed. Two surgical procedures were evaluated: Robotic colorectal resection (Experimental group) and Laparoscopic colorectal resection (Control group).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
170
Inclusion Criteria
  • Eligible patients will be those with a histologically confirmed malignancy planned for an elective, segmental, curative colectomy
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with a previous midline laparotomy, emergency surgery, or immune depressant disease or medication will be excluded from this study. Peri-operative or post-operative complications will be considered exclusion criteria.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Laparoscopic colectomyRobotic and Laparoscopic ColectomyPatients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy for colorectal cancer
Robotic colectomyRobotic and Laparoscopic ColectomyPatients undergoing robotic colectomy for colorectal cancer
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
interleukin 1change between time before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, 72 hours after surgery
glucagonchange between time before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, 72 hours after surgery
interleukin 6change between time before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, 72 hours after surgery
Tumor necrosis factor alphachange between time before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, 72 hours after surgery
C-reactive proteinchange between time before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, 72 hours after surgery
fibrinogenchange between time before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, 72 hours after surgery
prolactinchange between time before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, 72 hours after surgery
cortisolchange between time before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, 72 hours after surgery
insulinchange between time before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, 72 hours after surgery
Adrenocorticotropic hormonechange between time before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, 72 hours after surgery
Growth hormonechange between time before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, 72 hours after surgery
human leukocyte antigenchange between time before surgery, 24 hours after surgery, 72 hours after surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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