Electroacupuncture Versus Fast-track Perioperative Program for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Electroacupuncture Versus Fast-track Perioperative Program for Reducing Duration of Postoperative Ileus and Hospital Stay After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Background: Our previous study demonstrated that electroacupuncture at Zusanli, Sanyinjiao, Hegu, and Zhigou reduces the duration of postoperative ileus and hospital stay after laparoscopic colorectal surgery within a traditional perioperative care setting. Recent evidence also suggested that a 'fast-track' perioperative program may help accelerate recovery after colorectal surgery. As electroacupuncture is simpler to implement and less labor intensive, it may be the preferred adjunct therapy if it is proven to be noninferior to fast-track program in reducing the duration of postoperative ileus and hospital stay after laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
Objectives: To compare the efficacy of electroacupuncture and fast-track program in reducing the duration of postoperative ileus and hospital stay after laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
Design: Prospective, randomized, noninferiority trial.
Subjects: One hundred sixty-four consecutive patients undergoing elective laparoscopic resection of colonic and upper rectal cancer will be recruited.
Interventions: Patients will be randomly allocated to receive either: (A) electroacupuncture with traditional perioperative care; or (B) fast-track program without acupuncture.
Outcome measures: Primary outcome: time to defecation. Secondary outcomes: duration of hospital stay, time of first passing flatus, time to resume diet, pain scores, analgesic requirement, morbidity, and medical costs.
Conclusions: This study will determine if electroacupuncture is noninferior to fast-track program in reducing the duration of postoperative ileus and hospital stay after laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Electroacupuncture may be the preferred perioperative adjunct therapy to laparoscopic colorectal surgery because it is simpler to implement and less labor intensive than fast-track program.
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Forventet)
Fase
- Fase 3
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Hong Kong, Kina
- Rekruttering
- Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Underforsker:
- Tony WC Mak, MD
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Kontakt:
- Tony WC Mak, MD
- Telefonnummer: (852) 2632 1495
- E-mail: tonymak@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Consecutive patients undergoing elective laparoscopic resection of colonic and upper rectal cancer
- Age of patients between 18 and 80 years
- Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grading I-II
- Patients with no severe physical disability
- Patients who require no assistance with the activities of daily living
- Informed consent available
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing laparoscopic low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision, abdominoperineal resection, or total/proctocolectomy
- Patients with planned stoma creation
- Patients undergoing emergency surgery
- Patients with evidence of peritoneal carcinomatosis
- Patients with previous history of midline laparotomy
- Patients who are expected to receive epidural opioids for postoperative pain management
- Patients with cardiac pacemaker
- Patients who are allergic to the acupuncture needles
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Electroacupuncture
Bilateral acupoints relevant to the treatment of abdominal pain, abdominal distension, and constipation, including Zusanli (stomach meridian ST-36), Sanyinjiao (spleen meridian SP-6), Hegu (large intestine meridian LI-4), and Zhigou (triple energizer meridian TE-6), will be used.
Electric stimulation at a frequency of 50 Hz will be employed to the acupuncture needles.
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Aktiv komparator: Fast-track program
The design of this program is based on the consensus between our surgeons, anesthetists, physiotherapists, dietitians, and nurses, who have reviewed the relevant literature and made appropriate adjustments to suit the local situation.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Tid til afføring
Tidsramme: Op til 1 måned
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Målt i timer, fra det tidspunkt, hvor den laparoskopiske operation slutter til den første observerede passage af afføring.
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Op til 1 måned
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Tidspunkt for første gang flatus rapporteret af patienterne
Tidsramme: Op til 1 måned
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Op til 1 måned
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Tid, at patienterne tolererede fast kost
Tidsramme: Op til 1 måned
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Op til 1 måned
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Tid til at gå selvstændigt
Tidsramme: Op til 1 måned
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Op til 1 måned
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Genindlæggelsesrate
Tidsramme: Op til 1 måned
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Op til 1 måned
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Total postoperative hospital stay
Tidsramme: Up to 1 month
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Including hospital stay of patients who are readmitted within 30 days after surgery.
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Up to 1 month
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Pain scores on visual analog scale
Tidsramme: Up to 1 month
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From 0 which implies no pain at all, to 100 which implies the worst pain imaginable; assessed at 4, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours after surgery.
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Up to 1 month
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Morbidity
Tidsramme: Up to 1 month
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Up to 1 month
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Mortality
Tidsramme: Up to 1 month
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Up to 1 month
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Quality of life
Tidsramme: Up to 1 month
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Quality of life at 2 and 4 weeks after surgery, measured by SF-36, EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR38 questionnaires
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Up to 1 month
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Simon S. M. Ng, MD, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Forventet)
Studieafslutning (Forventet)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- CRE-2013.009
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