ERAS Program Improves Recovery of HCC Patient Undergoing Hepatectomy

April 1, 2017 updated by: feng xiaobin

ERAS (Early Recovery After Surgery) Program Improve the Recovery of the Patient Undergoing Curative Hepatectomy: a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Trial

The worldwide introduction of multimodal enhanced recovery programs has also changed perioperative care in patients who undergo liver resection. This study will be performed to assess a comprehensive care package for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing hepatectomy with the aim of minimal physiological disturbance in the peri-operative period. Peri-operative opioid-sparing analgesia with few gastrointestinal (GI) effects and reduced requirement for intravenous fluid therapy, early ambulation and promoted GI function recovery were centered to this plan.

Study Overview

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The first ERAS program was introduced by Kehlet in the 1990's. ERAS programs were initially implemented in colorectal surgery and have found their way into general clinical practice, including orthopedic, vascular, and thoracic surgery. In the field of liver surgery, cohort studies have been conducted and randomized trials have confirmed the feasibility and safety of enhanced recovery programs in resectional liver surgery.

Randomized studies have suggested that ERAS optimization may contribute in decreasing stay in hospital after surgery. We hypothesized that opioid-sparing preemptive and post-operative multimodal analgesia plus other ERAS items would effectively accelerate patient recovery, who receiving hepatectomy. We focus on some fundamental variables that impact normal physiology and enhanced-recovery after surgery: fasting, opioid-sparing, exception of an abdominal drain, and GI function rehabilitation. We draw attention to the fact that time to recovery is a far more important and better outcome measure than time to discharge from the hospital.

GI function protection and restore was of importance as the respect of ERAS. Traditionally, perioperative fasting is consisted of being nil by mouth from midnight before surgery and fasting postoperatively until recovery of bowel function. Those empirical practices persist despite emerging evidence revealing that excessive fasting results in negative outcomes and delayed recovery. Strong and assistant evidence exists for minimization of perioperative fasting for 2-hour preoperative fast after clear fluids and for early oral food and fluids intake postoperatively. Also, current study should be applying anti-ileus prophylaxis and abolition of bowel preparation.

Optimizing pain control was regarding as one of the ultimate goal of ERAS program: pain and risk free surgery. Surgical incisions evoke nociceptors by inducing local inflammatory response. The consequence hyperalgesia has been considered to be target of well pain controlling. Here, the multimodal opioid-sparing approaches have been emphasized. A regimen composed by TAP, local anesthesia, PCA, and systematic anti-inflammatory would be performed in order to reduce surgical stress responses.

Several studies have reported that mobilization within 24h of colon surgery was an independent predictor of shorter rehabilitation period. In current study, early postoperative enforced mobilization with specific target will be implemented.

The purpose of this study is twofold. On the one hand examine the scientific evidence that exists today on the most important elements of an ERAS program and present preliminary results of the implementation of a program ERAS in West China.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

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392

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Lei Tang, Doctor
  • Phone Number: 86-13709091333
  • Email: tleimc@163.com

Study Locations

  • China
    • Chongqing
      • Chongqing, Chongqing, China, 400038
        • Recruiting
        • Southwest Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Xiaobin Feng
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Kuansheng Ma, Ph.D

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Informed consent;
  • Elective partial hepatectomy for HCC;
  • No major concomitant surgical procedures such as bowl or bile duct resection;
  • Tumors restricted in hepatic segment: II, III, IVb, VI and VII;
  • Child-Pugh Class A/B liver function status；
  • ECGO scores = 0

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Tumor thrombi in portal vein;
  • Tumor size >10cm;
  • History of uncontrolled ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, and varices bleeding;
  • ICG>14%;
  • Concurrent with other malignant disease;
  • Multiple organ dysfunctions;
  • Viral infectious disease besides HBV and HCV;
  • Diabetes Mellitus;
  • Ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma;
  • History of treatment such as TACE, RFI, PEI.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: ERAS program
We give an ERAS pathway, which comprises of optimized management of diet, mobilization, analgesia and GI function recovery for patients with HCC.
Procedure: ERAS Program
An ERAS pathway comprises of optimized management of diet, mobilization, multimodal perioperative analgesia and GI function recovery modalities.
Active Comparator: Traditional treatment
We give routine clinic practices for the treatment of HCC.
Procedure: Traditional treatment
A traditional perioperative management for HCC.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
TRD (time to ready for discharge)
Time Frame: 1 month after surgery
time to ready for discharge
1 month after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Readmission within 30 days of discharge
Time Frame: 30 days after surgery
Readmission within 30 days of discharge
30 days after surgery
Complications rate
Time Frame: 3 months after surgery
Complications rate
3 months after surgery
Postoperative LOS (length of hospital stay)
Time Frame: 30 days after surgery
Postoperative length of hospital stay
30 days after surgery
Liver function recovery
Time Frame: 30 days after surgery
Liver function recovery
30 days after surgery
Surgery Stress （CRP）
Time Frame: 15 days after surgery
Surgery Stress indicated by c-reactive protein
15 days after surgery
Pain assessment（VAS，per day）
Time Frame: 3 months after surgery
Pain assessment
3 months after surgery
Total cost
Time Frame: 3 months after surgery
Total cost
3 months after surgery
Validated EQ-5D（EuroQol Group quantitum form）
Time Frame: 3 months after surgery
Validated EQ-5D
3 months after surgery
First time of normal diet and stool passage
Time Frame: 7 days after surgery
First time of normal diet and stool passage
7 days after surgery

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Sponsor

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feng xiaobin

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  • Study Director: Kuansheng Ma, Doctor, Third Military Medical University

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

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March 27, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

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September 1, 2018

Study Completion (Anticipated)

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December 1, 2018

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First Submitted

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March 27, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 1, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

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April 7, 2017

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Last Update Posted

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April 7, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 1, 2017

Last Verified

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March 1, 2017

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  • SWHB016

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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