MedPath

General Anesthesia Combined With Epidural Anesthesia Mitigates the Surgical Stress-related Immunosuppression in Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Colorectal Neoplasms
Registration Number
NCT01978717
Lead Sponsor
Changhong Miao
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to prove whether general anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia could better maintain body balance of Th1/Th2 and Treg/Th17 compared with general anesthesia, so as to reduce the surgical stress-related immunosuppression, and to improve the prognosis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
53
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients with Colorectal Cancer(CRC);
  • subjected to the Fast-Track processing of surgery;
  • between 18 and 75 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) grade > III;
  • BMI > 30;
  • a history of abdominal surgery, endocrine or immune system dysfunction;
  • recent blood transfusions, hormone or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory therapy during the past month;
  • previous contraindication to epidural anesthesia.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The changes of peripheral immune cells and cytokineswithin the first 5 days after surgery

The changes of peripheral subtype of T-helper, myeloid-derived suppressor cells(MDSCs) and cytokines

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Zhong Shan Hospital Fudan University

🇨🇳

Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Zhong Shan Hospital Fudan University
🇨🇳Shanghai, Shanghai, China

MedPath

Empowering clinical research with data-driven insights and AI-powered tools.

© 2025 MedPath, Inc. All rights reserved.