NCT01441492

Brief Summary

This randomized prospective trial is designed to test the hypothesis that pancreatectomy without routine intraperitoneal drainage does not increase the severity or frequency of complications within 60 days of surgery.

Trial Health

90
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
399

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2011

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
2 countries

14 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2011

Completed
22 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 23, 2011

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 27, 2011

Completed
4.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2016

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 25, 2017

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

August 31, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

August 31, 2020

Status Verified

August 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

5 years

First QC Date

September 23, 2011

Results QC Date

August 8, 2018

Last Update Submit

August 27, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

Distal pancreatectomyPancreas resection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • 60-day ≥ Grade II Complication Rate

    The primary outcome measure was defined as the number of patients with grade 2 or higher grade complications within 60 days of the date of surgery will be meticulously recorded using specific and standardized definitions. Complications will be graded in severity using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events CTCAE (v4.0) (Grade 1-5) unless otherwise stated below. For grading schemes with A, B, C rather than 1-5, severity scores will be converted to 1-3.

    60 days

Secondary Outcomes (9)

  • 60-day ≥ Grade III Complication Rate

    60 days

  • Serious Adverse Event (SAE) Rate

    60 days

  • Median Complication Severity Grade

    60 days

  • 60-day Frequency of Complications

    60 days

  • 90-day Mortality Rate

    90 days

  • +4 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

No Drains

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients who will not receive intraperitoneal drainage following pancreas resection.

Procedure: No Drains

Drains

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients who will receive drains, the standard of care treatment, following pancreas resection.

Procedure: Drains

Interventions

No DrainsPROCEDURE

A closed-suction drain will not be placed near the transection margin at the time of surgery in the experimental group.

No Drains
DrainsPROCEDURE

A drain will be placed near the pancreatic transection margin at the time of surgery (standard of care).

Also known as: The specific brand of drain is not contolled.
Drains

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • The subject has a surgical indication for distal pancreatectomy.
  • In the opinion of the surgeon, the subject has no medical contraindications to pancreatectomy.
  • At least 18 years of age.
  • The subject is willing to consent to randomization to the intraperitoneal drain vs. no drain group.
  • The subject is willing to comply with 90-day follow-up and answer quality-of-life questionnaires per protocol.

You may not qualify if:

  • The subject does not have a surgical indication for distal pancreatectomy.
  • In the opinion of the surgeon, the subject has medical contraindications to pancreatectomy.
  • Less than 18 years of age.
  • The subject is not willing to consent to randomization to the intraperitoneal drain vs. no drain group.
  • The subject is not willing to comply with 90-day follow-up and answer quality-of-life questionnaires per protocol.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (14)

University of Florida Health

Gainesville, Florida, 32611, United States

Location

University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States

Location

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

Location

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

Location

Winthrop-University Hospital

Mineola, New York, 11501, United States

Location

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

Location

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29424, United States

Location

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, Tennessee, 38163, United States

Location

University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas, 77555, United States

Location

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, 77338, United States

Location

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada

Location

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Fisher WE, Hodges SE, Silberfein EJ, Artinyan A, Ahern CH, Jo E, Brunicardi FC. Pancreatic resection without routine intraperitoneal drainage. HPB (Oxford). 2011 Jul;13(7):503-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2011.00331.x.

    PMID: 21689234BACKGROUND
  • Van Buren G 2nd, Bloomston M, Hughes SJ, Winter J, Behrman SW, Zyromski NJ, Vollmer C, Velanovich V, Riall T, Muscarella P, Trevino J, Nakeeb A, Schmidt CM, Behrns K, Ellison EC, Barakat O, Perry KA, Drebin J, House M, Abdel-Misih S, Silberfein EJ, Goldin S, Brown K, Mohammed S, Hodges SE, McElhany A, Issazadeh M, Jo E, Mo Q, Fisher WE. A randomized prospective multicenter trial of pancreaticoduodenectomy with and without routine intraperitoneal drainage. Ann Surg. 2014 Apr;259(4):605-12. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000460.

    PMID: 24374513BACKGROUND

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pancreatic NeoplasmsPancreatitis

Interventions

Drainage

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Digestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsEndocrine Gland NeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesPancreatic DiseasesEndocrine System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

TherapeuticsSurgical Procedures, Operative

Limitations and Caveats

A potential weakness of the current study is that it took 5 years to reach targeted accrual.

Results Point of Contact

Title
Amy McElhany, Clinical Research Manager
Organization
Baylor College of Medicine

Study Officials

  • William E Fisher, MD

    Baylor College of Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Director, Elkins Pancreas Center, Professor, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 23, 2011

First Posted

September 27, 2011

Study Start

September 1, 2011

Primary Completion

September 1, 2016

Study Completion

July 25, 2017

Last Updated

August 31, 2020

Results First Posted

August 31, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-08

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