Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A RCT of Perioperative Management of Gynecologic Patients

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Laparotomy, Gynecologic Diseases

In brief

This is a single-blinded randomized control trial comparing the current perioperative care of the investigators gynecologic oncology patients with a standardized perioperative "enhanced recovery" pathway. Adult patients undergoing laparotomy by one of the gynecologic oncology surgeons will be eligible to participate. The primary outcome will be length of hospitalization including any days of readmission in the 30 days post-operatively. Secondary outcomes will include 30-day readmission rate, complications, quality of recovery, and pain control.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02357251

Run by

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

People needed

40

Starts

2014-12-12

Expected to finish

2017-07-03

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-12

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• patients who are to undergo laparotomy

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to provide informed consent
• Inability to comprehend written or spoken English
• Immobility as defined by inability to ambulate unassisted
• Patient currently residing in a skilled nursing facility
• ASA physical status 4 or 5
• Planned greater than one night admission to the ICU
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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