Effect of Vitamin E Ointment on Incisional SSI in Colorectal Surgery

June 30, 2016 updated by: Jaime Ruiz-Tovar, MD, PhD, Hospital General Universitario Elche

Effect of Subcutaneous Sterile Vitamin E Ointment on Incisional Surgical-site Infection Following Elective Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery

A prospective, randomized study was performed. The patients were randomized into 2 groups: those patients undergoing subcutaneous vitamin E ointment application (Group 1) and those patients who not (Group 2).

Incisional surgical site infection (SSI), microbiological cultures from the infected surgical wounds, postoperative pain and acute phase reactants were investigated.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A prospective, randomized study was performed. The patients were randomized into 2 groups: those patients undergoing a subcutaneous sterile vitamin E acetate ointment application (Group 1) and those patients who did not receive this vitamin E ointment application (Group 2).

Before the skin stapling and after the subcutaneous irrigation with normal saline, sterile Vitamin E acetate ointment (FilmeOft, Hulka SRL, Rovigo, Italy) was applied in the subcutaneous tissue; 2 ml were applied in the suprapubic incision and 0.5 ml in the rest of port sites.

Incisional SSI, microbiological cultures from the infected surgical wounds, postoperative pain was evaluated 24 hours after surgery by means of a Visual Analogic Scale (VAS), ranging from 0 mm (complete absence of pain) to 100 mm (unbearable pain) and acute phase reactants (white cell count (WBC), fibrinogen and C reactive protein) 48 hours after surgery were investigated.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

108

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of colorectal neoplasms and plans to undergo an elective laparoscopic surgery with curative aims

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Open surgical approach or conversion to laparotomy
  • Performance of a stoma
  • Immunodepression status
  • Anastomotic leak

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: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Vitamin E ointment application
Before the skin stapling and after the subcutaneous irrigation with normal saline, sterile Vitamin E acetate ointment was applied in the subcutaneous tissue; 2 ml were applied in the suprapubic incision and 0.5 ml in the rest of port sites.
Drug: Vitamin E ointment application
Before the skin stapling and after the subcutaneous irrigation with normal saline, sterile Vitamin E acetate ointment was applied in the subcutaneous tissue; 2 ml were applied in the suprapubic incision and 0.5 ml in the rest of port sites.
Other Names:
  • Subcutaneous sterile Vitamin E acetate ointment application
No Intervention: No Vitamin E ointment application
No vitamin E ointment was performed.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Surgical site infection
Time Frame: 30 days postoperatively
30 days postoperatively

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Hospital General Universitario Elche

Investigators

  • Study Director: Damian Garcia, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 29, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 30, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

July 1, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 1, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 30, 2016

Last Verified

June 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HRJC 16-6

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Publication in scientific journal

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