NCT01127425

Length of Hospital Stay, Nursing Hours and Recovery After Laparoscopic Versus Open Colon Resection Without Fast Track

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A blinded randomized trial. Length of hospital stay, nursing hours and recovery after laparoscopic versus open colonic resection without fast track.

Detailed description

CONTEXT: Our preliminary experience (unpublished) indicate that less nursing hours are needed after laparoscopic colon resection without fast track. Length of hospital stay and recovery seems to be reduced as well. OBJEKTIVE: To compare laparoscopic and open colonic resection concerning nursing hours, length of hospital stay and recovery. DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS: triple blinded study (Patient, nursing staff and data collector) including 2 x 12 patients needing sigmoid resection due to cancer. Nursing hours, length of hospital stay and recovery (postoperative pain, questionnaire, actigraph ect.)

Conditions

• Sigmoid Neoplasms

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	laparoscopic colonic resection	Conventional surgery compared to laparoscopic sigmoid resection
PROCEDURE	laparoscopic sigmoid resection	sigmoid resection by laparoscopic surgery

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-07-01
• Primary completion: 2008-12-01
• Completion: 2008-12-01
• First posted: 2010-05-20
• Last updated: 2010-06-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark