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CompletedNCT02425774

Anti-inflammatory Effect of Pre-operative Stimulation of the Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway

Anti-inflammatory Effect of Pre-operative Stimulation of the Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway: A Potential New Therapeutical Intervention for Postoperative Ileus

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
31 (actual)
Sponsor
KU Leuven · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Hypothesis: Prucalopride can mimic electrical stimulation of the abdominal vagus nerve and has an anti-inflammatory effect. Aims: In the present pilot study, the investigators want to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of prucalopride. The following aims are formulated: 1. to show that prucalopride has a similar inflammatory effect as abdominal vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) 2. to evaluate whether prucalopride leads to accelerated post-operative recovery

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREVagus stimulation
PROCEDURESham stimulation
DRUGPrucalopride
DRUGPlacebo

Timeline

Start date
2014-07-01
Primary completion
2016-02-27
Completion
2016-02-27
First posted
2015-04-24
Last updated
2026-03-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02425774. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.