NCT03771456

Brief Summary

Prospective observational multicenter study on the influence of adherence to enhanced recovery pathways on early outcomes (anastomotic leakage, morbidity, mortality, readmission, reoperation rates and length of postoperative stay) after elective colorectal surgery in Italy.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
1,748

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2019

Shorter than P25 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

41 active sites

Status
unknown

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

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 6, 2018

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 11, 2018

Completed
27 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 7, 2019

Completed
12 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

December 11, 2018

Status Verified

December 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

12 months

First QC Date

December 6, 2018

Last Update Submit

December 8, 2018

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Anastomotic Leakage rate

    Rate of any complication related to the anastomosis after colorectal resection

    up to 45 days

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Morbidity rate

    up to 45 days

  • Mortality rate

    up to 45 days

  • Reoperation rate

    up to 45 days

  • Readmission rate

    up to 45 days

  • Length of postoperative hospital stay

    up to 45 days

Interventions

Colorectal resections

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Any patient submitted to elective colorectal resection with anastomosis

You may qualify if:

  • Patients submitted to laparoscopic/robotic/open/converted ileo-colo-rectal resection with anastomosis (both intra- and extra-corporeal), including planned Hartmann's reversals.
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists' (ASA) class I, II or III
  • Elective or delayed urgency surgery
  • Patients' written acceptance to be included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists' (ASA) class IV-V
  • Patients with stoma before or at operation
  • Simple stoma closure
  • Transanal procedure
  • Pregnancy
  • Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for carcinomatosis.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (41)

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Ospedale Profili - Fabriano (AN) - ASUR MARCHE AV2

Fabriano, AN, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Ospedale "C. Urbani" Jesi - AV2 - ASUR Marche

Iesi, AN, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale e d'Urgenza - Ospedale Regionale "U. Parini" - Aosta

Aosta, AO, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Ascoli Piceno - AV5 - ASUR Marche

Ascoli Piceno, AP, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - San Benedetto del Tronto (AP) - AV5 - ASUR Marche

San Benedetto del Tronto, AP, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale Universitaria - Ospedale San Salvatore - L'Aquila

L’Aquila, AQ, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Oncologica - AORN San Giuseppe Moscati - Avellino

Avellino, AV, Italy

RECRUITING

Clinica Chirurgica, Università di Brescia - UOC Chirurgia Generale 3, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia - Brescia

Brescia, BS, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Ospedale Montichiari (BS) - ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia

Montichiari, BS, Italy

RECRUITING

S.C. Chirurgia Generale e Oncologica - Azienda Ospedaliera S. Croce e Carle - Cuneo, Italia

Cuneo, CN, 12100, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale 1 - Chirurgia laparoscopica - Università di Ferrara

Ferrara, FE, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC di Chirurgia Addominale IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza - San Giovanni Rotondo - Foggia

San Giovanni Rotondo, FG, 71013, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Ospedale S. Maria Annunziata - Firenze - ASL Toscana Centro

Florence, FI, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale ad Indirizzo Oncologico - IRCCS San Martino IST - Genova

Genova, GE, 16121, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Ospedale"San Giovanni di Dio", ASP di Crotone (KR)

Crotone, KR, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale e d'Urgenza - Ospedale Cardinale Panico - Tricase (LE)

Tricase, LE, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - ASST Nord - Sesto San Giovanni (MI)

Sesto San Giovanni, MI, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Ospedale di Esine (BS) - ASST Valcamonica

Esine, NS, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale e D'Urgenza - Pescara

Pescara, PE, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Foligno (PG) - USL UMBRIA 2

Foligno, PG, Italy

RECRUITING

SC Chirurgia Generale e Oncologica - AO Marche Nord - Pesaro

Pesaro, PU, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Ragusa

Ragusa, RG, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Ospedale "Regina Apostolorum" Albano Laziale (RM)

Albano Laziale, RM, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale e d'Urgenza - Policlinico Casilino - Roma

Roma, RM, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale e D'Urgenza . Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini Roma

Roma, RM, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale e Oncologica - Ospedale San Filippo Neri - ASL Roma1

Roma, RM, Italy

RECRUITING

UOS Chirurgia Geriatrica - Università Campus BioMedico - Roma

Roma, RM, Italy

RECRUITING

UOSD Chirurgia Mininvasiva e dell'Apparato Digerente - Università Tor Vergata - Roma

Roma, RM, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale "Ceccarini" di Riccione (RN)

Riccione, RN, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale e d'urgenza, Rimini, Novafeltria, Santarcangelo

Rimini, RN, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale I - Ospedale di La Spezia - ASL5 Spezzino

La Spezia, SP, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale 1 - Ospedale S. Chiara - APSS Trento

Trento, TN, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale e Mininvasiva, Ospedale San Camillo di Trento

Trento, TN, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Ospedale "E. Agnelli" di Pinerolo (TO) - ASL TO3

Pinerolo, TO, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Conegliano Veneto (TV) AULSS2 Marca trevigiana

Conegliano, TV, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Negrar Verona

Negrar, VR, 37024, Italy

RECRUITING

U.O.C. di Chirurgia Generale e dell'Esofago e Stomaco - AOUI di Verona

Verona, VR, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale Epatobiliare - AOUI Verona

Verona, VR, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale Oncologica - Azienda Ospedaliera Belcolle - Viterbo

Viterbo, VT, Italy

RECRUITING

SOC Chirurgia Colorettale - Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori - IRCCS Fondazione "G.Pascale" - Napoli

Napoli, 80100, Italy

RECRUITING

UOC Chirurgia Generale - Pozzuoli (NA) - ASL Napoli2 nord

Pozzuoli, Italy

RECRUITING

Related Publications (22)

  • Boushey R, Williams LJ. Management of anastomotic complications of colorectal surgery. Uptodate 2017.

    BACKGROUND
  • Slieker JC, Komen N, Mannaerts GH, Karsten TM, Willemsen P, Murawska M, Jeekel J, Lange JF. Long-term and perioperative corticosteroids in anastomotic leakage: a prospective study of 259 left-sided colorectal anastomoses. Arch Surg. 2012 May;147(5):447-52. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.1690.

    PMID: 22249852BACKGROUND
  • Kingham TP, Pachter HL. Colonic anastomotic leak: risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment. J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Feb;208(2):269-78. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.10.015. Epub 2008 Dec 4. No abstract available.

    PMID: 19228539BACKGROUND
  • Hyman N, Manchester TL, Osler T, Burns B, Cataldo PA. Anastomotic leaks after intestinal anastomosis: it's later than you think. Ann Surg. 2007 Feb;245(2):254-8. doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000225083.27182.85.

    PMID: 17245179BACKGROUND
  • Park JS, Choi GS, Kim SH, Kim HR, Kim NK, Lee KY, Kang SB, Kim JY, Lee KY, Kim BC, Bae BN, Son GM, Lee SI, Kang H. Multicenter analysis of risk factors for anastomotic leakage after laparoscopic rectal cancer excision: the Korean laparoscopic colorectal surgery study group. Ann Surg. 2013 Apr;257(4):665-71. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31827b8ed9.

    PMID: 23333881BACKGROUND
  • Dietz, DW, Bailey, HR. Postoperative complications. In: ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Church, JM, Beck, DE, Wolff, BG, Fleshman, JW, Pemberton, JH, (Eds), Springer-Verlag New York, LLC, New York 2006. p.141.

    BACKGROUND
  • Bruce J, Krukowski ZH, Al-Khairy G, Russell EM, Park KG. Systematic review of the definition and measurement of anastomotic leak after gastrointestinal surgery. Br J Surg. 2001 Sep;88(9):1157-68. doi: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01829.x.

    PMID: 11531861BACKGROUND
  • Law WI, Chu KW, Ho JW, Chan CW. Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision. Am J Surg. 2000 Feb;179(2):92-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(00)00252-x.

    PMID: 10773140BACKGROUND
  • Lipska MA, Bissett IP, Parry BR, Merrie AE. Anastomotic leakage after lower gastrointestinal anastomosis: men are at a higher risk. ANZ J Surg. 2006 Jul;76(7):579-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03780.x.

    PMID: 16813622BACKGROUND
  • Platell C, Barwood N, Dorfmann G, Makin G. The incidence of anastomotic leaks in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Colorectal Dis. 2007 Jan;9(1):71-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.01002.x.

    PMID: 17181849BACKGROUND
  • Ljungqvist O, Scott M, Fearon KC. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Review. JAMA Surg. 2017 Mar 1;152(3):292-298. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4952.

    PMID: 28097305BACKGROUND
  • Ljungqvist O, Thanh NX, Nelson G. ERAS-Value based surgery. J Surg Oncol. 2017 Oct;116(5):608-612. doi: 10.1002/jso.24820. Epub 2017 Sep 5.

    PMID: 28873501BACKGROUND
  • Nelson G, Kiyang LN, Crumley ET, Chuck A, Nguyen T, Faris P, Wasylak T, Basualdo-Hammond C, McKay S, Ljungqvist O, Gramlich LM. Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Across a Provincial Healthcare System: The ERAS Alberta Colorectal Surgery Experience. World J Surg. 2016 May;40(5):1092-103. doi: 10.1007/s00268-016-3472-7.

    PMID: 26928854BACKGROUND
  • Neville A, Lee L, Antonescu I, Mayo NE, Vassiliou MC, Fried GM, Feldman LS. Systematic review of outcomes used to evaluate enhanced recovery after surgery. Br J Surg. 2014 Feb;101(3):159-70. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9324.

    PMID: 24469616BACKGROUND
  • ERAS Compliance Group. The Impact of Enhanced Recovery Protocol Compliance on Elective Colorectal Cancer Resection: Results From an International Registry. Ann Surg. 2015 Jun;261(6):1153-9. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001029.

    PMID: 25671587BACKGROUND
  • Gustafsson UO, Scott MJ, Schwenk W, Demartines N, Roulin D, Francis N, McNaught CE, Macfie J, Liberman AS, Soop M, Hill A, Kennedy RH, Lobo DN, Fearon K, Ljungqvist O; Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society, for Perioperative Care; European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN); International Association for Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition (IASMEN). Guidelines for perioperative care in elective colonic surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS((R))) Society recommendations. World J Surg. 2013 Feb;37(2):259-84. doi: 10.1007/s00268-012-1772-0. No abstract available.

    PMID: 23052794BACKGROUND
  • Dindo D, Demartines N, Clavien PA. Classification of surgical complications: a new proposal with evaluation in a cohort of 6336 patients and results of a survey. Ann Surg. 2004 Aug;240(2):205-13. doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000133083.54934.ae.

    PMID: 15273542BACKGROUND
  • Clavien PA, Barkun J, de Oliveira ML, Vauthey JN, Dindo D, Schulick RD, de Santibanes E, Pekolj J, Slankamenac K, Bassi C, Graf R, Vonlanthen R, Padbury R, Cameron JL, Makuuchi M. The Clavien-Dindo classification of surgical complications: five-year experience. Ann Surg. 2009 Aug;250(2):187-96. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181b13ca2.

    PMID: 19638912BACKGROUND
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    PMID: 19812868BACKGROUND
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    PMID: 22045723BACKGROUND
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  • Catarci M, Ruffo G, Viola MG, Garulli G, Pavanello M, Scatizzi M, Bottino V, Guadagni S; Italian ColoRectal Anastomotic Leakage (iCral) study group. Enhanced Recovery Independently Lowers Failure to Rescue After Colorectal Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 May 1;68(5):616-626. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003655. Epub 2025 Feb 11.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colorectal NeoplasmsAnastomotic Leak

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesColonic DiseasesIntestinal DiseasesRectal DiseasesPostoperative ComplicationsPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Marco Catarci, MD FACS

    Ospedale C & G Mazzoni - Ascoli Piceno

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Gianluca Guercioni, MD

    Ospedale C & G Mazzoni - Ascoli Piceno

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Marco Catarci, MD FACS

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Director, General Surgery Unit

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 6, 2018

First Posted

December 11, 2018

Study Start

January 7, 2019

Primary Completion

December 31, 2019

Study Completion

December 31, 2019

Last Updated

December 11, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-12

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