Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of Mechanical Bowel Preparation Versus Enema for Candidates to Colorectal Resection for Adenocarcinoma
Lead Sponsor:
European Institute of Oncology
Conditions:
Colorectal Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) with polyethylene glycol plus bowel enema versus bowel enema alone in patients candidates to colorectal resection for malign...
Detailed Description
Surgical site infections (SSI) in colorectal surgery (anastomotic leakage, wound infection, intraabdominal abscess) are associated with increased mortality, postoperative hospital stay and costs. From...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients candidates to colorectal surgery for histologically confirmed colorectal cancer
- Age 18-80 years
- Obtained written consent
Exclusion
- Patients at high risk for receiving a stoma (e. g. patients affected by distal rectal cancer \<5cm from the anal verge; patients whose tumour is located \>5 cm from the anal verge who underwent neoadjuvant CT-RT without downstaging or tumour shrinkage
- Intestinal obstruction
- Emergency procedures
- Patients who underwent colonoscopy within 7 day from surgery
- ASA 4-5 patients
- Patients unable to give informed consent
- Renal failure (serum creatinine \>3 mg/dl)
- Pregnant women
- Breast feeding women
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
440 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00940030
Start Date
October 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2017
Last Update
November 7 2018
Active Locations (1)
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European Institute of Oncology
Milan, Italy, 20141