Regional Anesthesia in Colon Rectal Surgery

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Conditions studied: Colon Cancer

In brief

This study will compare recurrence rates in patients with colorectal cancer who will be randomly assigned to epidural anesthesia/analgesia combined with general anesthesia or to general anesthesia followed by opioid analgesia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00684229

Run by

The Cleveland Clinic

People needed

0

Starts

2007-12-01

Expected to finish

2013-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-09-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Primary colon cancer without known extension beyond colon (T3, N0, M0)
• Scheduled for open, laparoscopic assisted and laparoscopic resection of the colon.
• Written informed consent, including willingness to be randomized to epidural anesthesia/analgesia or to sevoflurane general anesthesia and postoperative opioid analgesia.

You may not qualify if…

• Previous surgery for colon cancer;
• Any contraindication to epidural anesthesia or analgesia (including coagulopathy, abnormal anatomy);
• Any contraindication to midazolam, propofol, sevoflurane, fentanyl, or morphine;
• Age <18 or >85 years old;
• ASA Physical Status ≥4;
• Other cancer not believed by the attending surgeon to be in long-term remission;
• Systemic disease believed by the attending surgeon or anesthesiologist to present ≥25% two-year mortality.

Where it is running

• Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
• Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• University of Dusseldorf — Düsseldorf, Germany

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