NCT03462602

Nasogastric Tube in Pancreatic Surgery

Randomized Clinical Trial for Evaluation of the Use of Nasogastric Tube Decompression After Pancreatic Surgery

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Tongji Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Introduction: The value of routine nasogastric tube (NGT) decompression after pancreatic surgeries is not yet established. Previous studies in the setting of abdominal surgery suggested that the use of NGT does not accomplish any of its intended goals. Methods/design: This is a prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter trial with two treatment arms. One group underwent pancreatic surgeries with routine NGT and was left in place after surgery until the patient passed flatus or stool. The other group underwent pancreatic surgeries without receiving NGT decompression, in which the NGT was removed at the end of surgery. Discussion: Routine NGT decompression after pancreatic surgeries does or does not appear to have its anticipated advantages would be discovered in this RCT.

Conditions

• Nasogastric Tube Decompression
• Pancreatic Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	NGT group	After induction of anesthesia, a 14- or 16-Fr single-lumen NGT was placed in all patients. Its intragastric position was confirmed by intraoperative palpation. Randomization to the NGT or non-NGT group was performed on completion of surgery by computer-generated randomization provided by the supervision department.The NGT was retained until the return of bowel function (passage of flatus or passage of stool) in the patients assigned to the NGT group.
PROCEDURE	non-NGT group	After induction of anesthesia, a 14- or 16-Fr single-lumen NGT was placed in all patients. Its intragastric position was confirmed by intraoperative palpation. Randomization to the NGT or non-NGT group was performed on completion of surgery by computer-generated randomization provided by the supervision department.The NGT was removed in the operation room immediately after the surgery in those assigned to the non-NGT group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-05-01
• Primary completion: 2020-05-01
• Completion: 2021-05-01
• First posted: 2018-03-12
• Last updated: 2018-03-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China