Regional Anesthesia in Colon Rectal Surgery - Full Text View

Purpose

This study will compare recurrence rates in patients with colorectal cancer who will be randomly assigned to epidural anesthesia/analgesia combined with general anesthesia or to general anesthesia followed by opioid analgesia.

Condition	Intervention
Colon Cancer	Procedure: Regional anesthesia and analgesia Drug: general anesthesia followed by opioid analgesia


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title:	Regional Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Colon-Rectal Surgery

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MedlinePlus related topics: Anesthesia

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Further study details as provided by Outcomes Research Consortium:

Primary Outcome Measures:

cancer recurrence [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
To determine if recurrence of local/metastatic cancer after open and laparoscopic resection colon cancers is lower in patients randomized to epidural anesthesia & analgesia than to sevoflurane general anesthesia and postoperative opioid analgesia

Secondary Outcome Measures:

length of post operative hospitalization [ Time Frame: as measured in days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
To determine if the length of post operative hospitalization is shortened in patients randomized to epidural anesthesia & analgesia than to sevoflurane general anesthesia and postoperative opioid analgesia.


Estimated Enrollment:	2500
Study Start Date:	December 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2022
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Regional anesthesia and analgesia Regional anesthesia and analgesia (either epidural or paravertebral anesthesia).	Procedure: Regional anesthesia and analgesia Post-operative analgesia will be epidural bupivacaine and fentanyl as well as intravenous morphine.
Active Comparator: general anesthesia followed by opioid analgesia Subjects randomized to arm 2 will receive general anesthesia followed by opioid analgesia.	Drug: general anesthesia followed by opioid analgesia sevoflurane general anesthesia and postoperative opioid analgesia

Detailed Description:

The study population will consist of patients who are scheduled for open laparoscopic or laparoscopic assisted surgery for colon cancer. Patients will randomized into one of two groups. The intervention group will receive combined regional and general anesthesia during surgery. Postoperative pain treatment will be based on regional anesthesia techniques. The Control group will receive general anesthesia during surgery. Postoperative pain treatment will be based primarily on opioids. After surgery, patients will be followed daily during their hospital stay. Patients will be contacted by telephone every 6 months for five years. Quality of life questionnaires will be administered at these follow ups.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 85 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Primary colon cancer without known extension beyond colon (T3, N0, M0)
Scheduled for open, laparoscopic assisted and laparoscopic resection of the colon.
Written informed consent, including willingness to be randomized to epidural anesthesia/analgesia or to sevoflurane general anesthesia and postoperative opioid analgesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

Previous surgery for colon cancer;
Any contraindication to epidural anesthesia or analgesia (including coagulopathy, abnormal anatomy);
Any contraindication to midazolam, propofol, sevoflurane, fentanyl, or morphine;
Age <18 or >85 years old;
ASA Physical Status ≥4;
Other cancer not believed by the attending surgeon to be in long-term remission;
Systemic disease believed by the attending surgeon or anesthesiologist to present ≥25% two-year mortality.

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00684229

Contacts


Contact: Gretchen Upton, BA	216-444-3289	uptong@ccf.org

Locations


United States, Ohio
Cleveland Clinic	Recruiting
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
Contact: Gretchen Upton, BA 216-444-6135 uptong@ccf.org
Principal Investigator: Andrea Kurz, MD
Argentina
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires	Recruiting
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Contact: Adrian Alvarez, MD tatotatun@gmail.com
Contact: Susana Perez, MD (5411)4959-0200 ext 9812 susanagabrielaperez@gmail.com
Principal Investigator: Adrian Alvarez, MD
Germany
University of Dusseldorf	Recruiting
Dusseldorf, Germany, 101007
Contact: Tanja Meyer-Treschan, MD 49 (0) 211 81 17491 'Tanja.Treschan@med.uni-duesseldorf.de'
Principal Investigator: Tanja Meyer-Treschan, MD

Sponsors and Collaborators

Outcomes Research Consortium

Investigators


Study Chair:	Daniel I Sessler, MD	The Cleveland Clinic
Principal Investigator:	Andrea Kurz, MD	The Cleveland Clinic

More Information

No publications provided


Responsible Party:	Andrea Kurz, MD, Cleveland Clinic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00684229 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	07-933
Study First Received:	May 22, 2008
Last Updated:	May 8, 2012
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Outcomes Research Consortium:


Anesthesia; regional Cancer recurrence Anesthesia; inhalational Analgesia; opioid

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Anesthetics Central Nervous System Agents Central Nervous System Depressants	Pharmacologic Actions Physiological Effects of Drugs Therapeutic Uses

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