Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02433938
Role of Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Enhanced Postoperative Recovery After Colorectal Surgery
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 160 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Florence · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Aim of the study is to evaluate the role of postoperative tibial nerve stimulation in the enhancement of the recovery of bowel function and in shortening the hospital stay.
Detailed description
Patients were randomized in two groups. The first group underwent a three days postoperative transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation. The second group underwent a sham stimulation. Aim of the study is to evaluate the role of tibial nerve stimulation in the postoperative recovery after colorectal surgery.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Tibial nerve stimulation | patients underwent a three days postoperative transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation |
| PROCEDURE | Sham tibial nerve stimulation | patients did not undergo a postoperative transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-11-01
- Completion
- 2017-12-01
- First posted
- 2015-05-05
- Last updated
- 2018-10-02
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02433938. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.