Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program (ERAS) in Colorectal Cancer Surgery, a Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer of Colon
• Interventions: Procedure: enhanced recovery after surgery program in colorectal cancer surgery

• Registration Number: NCT03928678
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

The aim of our study is to determine the effect of implementation of the ERAS (enhanced recovery after surgery) protocol in our institute and its impact on hospital length of stay and outcome of surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-04-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-04-24
• Study First Posted: 2019-04-26
• Study Start: 2019-05-01
• Status Verified: 2020-04
• Primary Completion: 2020-11-01
• Study Completion: 2020-12-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-03-19
• Last Update Posted: 2022-03-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Age ≤ 60 years,
• Good nutrition,
• No systemic infection and
• Elective laparoscopic surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• Age >75 years,
• Malnutrition or an organ system infection
• Associated with obstruction, bleeding, emergency surgery or other surgical intervention
• Tumor with extensive metastasis
• Prior to surgery, patient was fasting, underwent gastrointestinal decompression and received nutritional support
• Previous history of abdominal surgery
• Patient have previously undergone gastrostomy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
thefast track (FTS group)	enhanced recovery after surgery program in colorectal cancer surgery	-
Thecontrolgroup	enhanced recovery after surgery program in colorectal cancer surgery	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
length of hospital stay in days	4 days	length of hospital stay in days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

South Egypt Cancer Instuite; 🇪🇬 Assuit, Egypt