NCT01129037

Brief Summary

Wide excision of head and neck cancer with microsurgical free flap's reconstruction (FFR) results to a high cancer cure rate and a good functional recovery. However, this long complex procedure is accompanied with considerable complications. Excessive fluid administration during this type of surgery has been connected with poor results. There is growing evidence that goal-directed fluid management (GDFM) might improve the results in high-risk patients. Hypothesis: Goal directed fluid management will reduce intraoperative fluid volume administered to patients undergoing head and neck reconstructive surgery.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
78

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable head-and-neck-cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2010

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 17, 2010

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 24, 2010

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2010

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2012

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

April 21, 2015

Status Verified

April 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

1.8 years

First QC Date

May 17, 2010

Last Update Submit

April 17, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

Oncology

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • The volume of fluid administered intraoperatively during reconstructive surgery for head and neck oncology

    Initiation of surgery to end of surgery on average 8-10 hours

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Incidence of major complication and LOS

    Post operative day 0 to hospital discharge

Study Arms (1)

Goal directed fluid management

OTHER
Other: Goal directed fluid management based on continuous monitoring of stroke volume

Interventions

Baseline SV measurement, repeated volume loading (VL) with aliquots of 250 ml HES until SV increased \< 10% in response to receding VL: SV is optimized, no further VL required.

Goal directed fluid management

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Age 18-80 years
  • Signed informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • History CHF
  • Severe valvular heart defects, intra cardiac shunts
  • Irregular heart rhythm
  • Allergy to hydroxyethyl starch solutions
  • Coagulation abnormalities (INR\>1.5, aPTT\>40s, platelet count\<100x10 9/L
  • History of severe bleeding disorders
  • Renal insufficiency with creatinine \>200Umol/L
  • Pregnant of nursing women
  • History of skin disorders that are accompanied by chronic puritis

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Toronto General Hospital, UHN

Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Head and Neck NeoplasmsNeoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site

Study Officials

  • Leonid Minkovich, MD

    Toronto General Hospital, UHN

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 17, 2010

First Posted

May 24, 2010

Study Start

July 1, 2010

Primary Completion

May 1, 2012

Study Completion

February 1, 2013

Last Updated

April 21, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-04

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