NCT00615888

Brief Summary

Fast track programs have been introduced in many surgical fields to minimize postoperative morbidity and mortality. Morbidity after elective open infrarenal aneurysm repair is as high as 30%, mortality ranges up to 10%. In terms of open infrarenal aneurysm repair no randomized controlled trials exist to introduce and evaluate such patient care programs.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
100

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2005

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2005

Completed
2.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 1, 2007

Completed
4 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 1, 2008

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 14, 2008

Completed
16 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

January 14, 2010

Status Verified

September 1, 2005

Enrollment Period

2.1 years

First QC Date

February 1, 2008

Last Update Submit

January 13, 2010

Conditions

Keywords

elective open repaircomplicationsmorbidity and mortalityfast track patient management

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Morbidity and mortality after open infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair

    2 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • LOS of ICU treatment, need for postoperative mechanical ventilation, day of discharge

    2 years

Study Arms (2)

A

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Traditional management including preoperative bowel washout, patient controlled analgesia (PCA), delayed start of enteral feeding

Procedure: Traditional management

B

EXPERIMENTAL

Fast track management including no bowel washout, patient controlled epidural anesthesia, early enteral feeding

Procedure: Fast track patient management

Interventions

no bowel washout, patient controlled epidural anesthesia, early enteral feeding

B

preoperative bowel washout, patient controlled analgesia, delayed start of enteral feeding

A

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • infrarenal aortic aneurysm
  • given written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • contraindication for epidural anesthesia
  • suprarenal clamping

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Ulm

Ulm, 89075, Germany

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Muehling BM, Ortlieb L, Oberhuber A, Orend KH. Fast track management reduces the systemic inflammatory response and organ failure following elective infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 May;12(5):784-8. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.262337. Epub 2011 Feb 22.

  • Muehling B, Schelzig H, Steffen P, Meierhenrich R, Sunder-Plassmann L, Orend KH. A prospective randomized trial comparing traditional and fast-track patient care in elective open infrarenal aneurysm repair. World J Surg. 2009 Mar;33(3):577-85. doi: 10.1007/s00268-008-9892-2.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Aortic Aneurysm

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AneurysmVascular DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesAortic Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 1, 2008

First Posted

February 14, 2008

Study Start

September 1, 2005

Primary Completion

October 1, 2007

Study Completion

March 1, 2008

Last Updated

January 14, 2010

Record last verified: 2005-09

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