Status:
UNKNOWN
Efficacy of Nasogastric Tube Application in Postoperative Care of Esophagectomy
Lead Sponsor:
Fudan University
Conditions:
Esophageal Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Nasogastric decompression is standard practice after esophageal resection in most centers because it is expected to reduce the incidence of esophagogastric anastomotic leakage by preventing overdisten...
Detailed Description
Methods In this clinical trial, patients with esophageal cancer were randomized into groups with NG tube and without NG tube after surgery. Sequence generation was performed using a computer-generated...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who were fit for esophageal resection and underwent transthoracic or transhiatal esophagectomy with gastric tube reconstruction.
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Exclusion
- Stage investigations indicating unresectable advanced disease(T4 or M1a,M1b).
- Patients with any other serious underlying medical condition that would impair the ability of the patient to receive or comply with protocol treatment.
- Patients with unstable situation after surgery (eg, need ventilation and ICU treatment)
- Patients medically unfit for surgical resection.
- Patients with pulmonary reserve inadequate to undergo thoracotomy and extensive mediastinal lymphadenectomy.
- Mentally disabled.
- Expected life duration of less than 3 months.
- Patients undergoing colonic reconstruction.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 15 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 15 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03273686
Start Date
September 15 2017
End Date
April 15 2018
Last Update
September 6 2017
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