Early Alimentation Following Colorectal Surgery
Summary
This study wants to address the question of whether or not oral alimentation should be begun early in patients following colorectal surgery compared to the classical diet which depends on reappearance of functional intestinal transit. Early oral alimentation following colorectal surgery may decrease hospitalisation stay duration.
Description
Following intestinal surgery, the classical protocol indicates the use of a naso-gastric tube and starvation more or less prolonged of the patient dependent of surgeon's view. Decision to feed the patient is based on gas and feces reappearance after surgery. However, prolonged starvation might be uncomfortable for the patient as well as increasing his hospitalization stay. Moreover, delayed feeding effect on anastomosis and wound healing is controversial and naso-gastric tube use is known to be uncomfortable and may generate secondary adverse events.
Some studies in opened surgery observed that early alimentation was beneficial against post-surgery mortality, infection risk and anastomosis dehiscence. In addition, early feeding seemed to decrease patient hospitalisation stay.
In order to conduct this study, patients having a colorectal surgery will be randomly attributed to the nil per os group, which is based on the reappearance of a functional intestinal transit, or to the experimental group, which will begin alimentation 12 hours after colorectal surgery.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Active Control, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intervention
Oral alimentation started 12 hours after colorectal surgery
Location
St-Luc Hospital
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
h1t 2m4
Status
Recruiting
Source
Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00290524
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Aberrant Crypt Foci
Clusters of colonic crypts that appear different from the surrounding mucosa when visualized after staining. They are of interest as putative precursors to colorectal adenomas and potential biomarkers for colorectal carcinoma.
Colorectal Neoplasms
Tumors or cancer of the COLON or the RECTUM or both. Risk factors for colorectal cancer include chronic ULCERATIVE COLITIS; FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS COLI; exposure to ASBESTOS; and irradiation of the CERVIX UTERI.
Genes, Mcc
Tumor suppressor genes located in the 5q21 region on the long arm of human chromosome 5. The mutation of these genes is associated with the formation of colorectal cancer (MCC stands for mutated in colorectal cancer).
Genes, Dcc
Tumor suppressor genes located in the 18q21-qter region of human chromosome 18. The absence of these genes is associated with the formation of colorectal cancer (DCC stands for deleted in colorectal cancer). The products of these genes show significant homology to neural cell adhesion molecules and other related cell surface glycoproteins.
Colorectal Surgery
A surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and abnormalities of the colon, rectum, and anal canal.
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