Minimization of Surgical Site Infections for Pts Undergoing Colorectal Surgery

June 29, 2010 updated by: Dallas VA Medical Center
This is a comparison, at this VA Hospital, of standard operating room management in colorectal surgery to a more rigid management using an additional five previously tested treatments to determine if this changes the rate of post operative wound infections.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A comparison between standard operating room:

  1. use of pre-op bowel prep (Golytely or Phosphosoda,plus 3 doses of oral antibiotics(Erythromycin and Neomycin), and fleets enema the day before surgery
  2. Standard anesthesia FiO2 (approx. 30-50%)during surgery
  3. Standard IV fluids during surgery(greater than 200cc per hour)
  4. Standard post-op O2 by mask for 2 hours

To extended operating room procedures of:

  1. No po antibiotics or pre-op bowel prep other than enema prior to surgery
  2. Skin warming at least 15 minutes prior to and during surgery(core temp 36C+)
  3. IOBAN drapes and Plastic wound protectors used during surgery
  4. Restricted IV fluids less than 200cc per hour during surgery
  5. Increased FiO2 to 80% during surgery and 2 hours after by mask

Monitoring for post-op wound infections at discharge and up to 30days post-op

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

197

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75216
        • VA North Texas Health Care System

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Scheduled VA adult elective colorectal surgery patient

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non VA adults, emergent colorectal surgery, scheduled multiple surgery procedures,pts with other infections being treated

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: 1
Standard management
Active Comparator: 2
Extended management: with no bowel prep except enema,restricted fluids, increased O2,body warming and use of skin protectors during surgery as previously described
Procedure: standard operating management
As previously described
Other Names:
  • Extended management

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
%/type Surgical wound infections rated per infection classifications of NNIS/CDC
Time Frame: with in 30 days post-op
with in 30 days post-op

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
%/type surgical wound infections per classifications per NNIS/CDC
Time Frame: at hospital discharge
at hospital discharge

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Dallas VA Medical Center

Investigators

  • Study Chair: James LePage, Ph.D, ACOS for Research VANorth Tx Health Care System

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 5, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 5, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

August 6, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 30, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 29, 2010

Last Verified

May 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 07-025 (CHRMS)

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