Intermountain Healthcare's Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Colon Surgery With and Without Alvimopan Use

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Ileus

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of alvimopan to our care process model for colon resection patients will decrease length of stay. The care process model is a combination of optimal IV fluid management, early feeding, early ambulation, patient education, and pain management.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01143259

Run by

Intermountain Health Care, Inc.

People needed

274

Starts

2010-05-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-09-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age > 18
• Patient scheduled to receive opioid-based postoperative pain management ≥ 48 hrs
• Elective colon/rectal resection with anastomosis as primary procedure
• Patient enrolled in multidisciplinary colon care process

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy or lactation
• Chronic opioid use or > 3 doses in 7 days prior to surgery
• History of multiple previous abdominal operations, gastrectomy, bariatric surgery, short bowel syndrome
• Complete bowel obstruction
• Patients with end-stage renal disease as defined by the need for dialysis and the commonly accepted threshold for dialysis is a Glomerular Filtration Rate of < 15.
• Patients with severe hepatic impairment (Childs-Pugh class C)
• ASA 4 or 5 (ASA 4 s incapacitating systemic disease that is a constant threat to life)
• Non-English speaking patients

Where it is running

• American Fork Hospital — American Fork, Utah, United States
• Valley View Hospital — Cedar City, Utah, United States
• Logan Regional Hospital — Logan, Utah, United States
• Intermoutain Medical Center — Murray, Utah, United States
• McKay-Dee Hospital — Ogden, Utah, United States
• Utah Valley — Provo, Utah, United States
• LDS Hospital — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
• Alta View Hospital — Sandy City, Utah, United States
• Dixie Regional — St. George, Utah, United States

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