Enhanced Recovery Program After Colorectal Surgery in Elderly (ERPOLD)

NCT03620851 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ERPELDERLY
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 302
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Comparison of the efficiency of enhanced recovery program after colorectal surgery in elderly patients (≥ 70 yo) and younger patients (\< 70 yo). Efficiency will be rated as a function of length of hospital stay, postoperative complications (medical and surgical, as well as adherence to protocol.

Conditions

Colorectal Surgery

Keywords

enhanced recovery program; colorectal surgery; elderly

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• length of hospital stay after colorectal surgery (day)

  The duration of hospitalization is defined as the numberof days the patient stays in the hospital between the day of his surgery and the day of his discharge from the hospital

  through study completion, an average of 1 month

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• postoperative complications after colorectal surgery

  through study completion, an average of 1 month

• adherence to the enhanced recovery program

  through study completion, an average of 1 month

Study Arms (1)

elderly patients (≥70 yo) vs. younger patients (<70 yo)

elderly patients (≥ 70 yo) and younger patients (\< 70 yo)

Other: effect of age

Interventions

effect of age OTHER

effect of age on the efficiency of enhanced recovery program

elderly patients (≥70 yo) vs. younger patients (<70 yo)

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients scheduled for colorectal surgery have been included in an enhanced recovery program (ERP) since the 1st November 2015. Preoperative characteristics, surgical and anesthetic data, as well postoperative parameters and complications have been entered prospectively in the GRACE (Groupe francophone de Réhabilitataion Améliorée après ChirurgiE)

You may qualify if:

• All patients scheduled for colorectal surgery since November 2015

You may not qualify if:

• Emergency surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Liege: lead

Study Sites (1)

CHU Liége

Liège, Belgium

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Joris J, Hans G, Coimbra C, Decker E, Kaba A. Elderly patients over 70 years benefit from enhanced recovery programme after colorectal surgery as much as younger patients. J Visc Surg. 2020 Feb;157(1):23-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2019.07.011. Epub 2019 Jul 31.

  PMID: 31377111 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Jean L Joris, MD

  CHU Liege, Belgium

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor in Anesthesiology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 18, 2018
• First Posted: August 8, 2018
• Study Start: September 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2018
• Study Completion: September 30, 2018
• Last Updated: November 20, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)