Study of the Effect of Water Soluble Oral Contrast (Gastrografin) on Postoperative Ileus After Colorectal Surgery

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to determine whether the water-soluble contrast (gastrografin) is more effective in the treatment of postoperative ileus than the conventional one.

Timeline

Start

2011-12

Primary completion

2013-11

Completion

2013-12

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper Gastrografin does not accelerate significantly the recovery of prolonged postoperative ileus after elective colorectal resection when compared with placebo. PMID 26446450 ↗

Publications

• Background Chen JH, Hsieh CB, Chao PC, Liu HD, Chen CJ, Liu YC, Yu JC. Effect of water-soluble contrast in colorectal surgery: a prospective randomized trial. World J Gastroenterol. 2005 May 14;11(18):2802-5. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i18.2802.
• Background Biondo S, Pares D, Mora L, Marti Rague J, Kreisler E, Jaurrieta E. Randomized clinical study of Gastrografin administration in patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction. Br J Surg. 2003 May;90(5):542-6. doi: 10.1002/bjs.4150.
• Background Abbas SM, Bissett IP, Parry BR. Meta-analysis of oral water-soluble contrast agent in the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction. Br J Surg. 2007 Apr;94(4):404-11. doi: 10.1002/bjs.5775.
• Background Delaney CP, Wolff BG, Viscusi ER, Senagore AJ, Fort JG, Du W, Techner L, Wallin B. Alvimopan, for postoperative ileus following bowel resection: a pooled analysis of phase III studies. Ann Surg. 2007 Mar;245(3):355-63. doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000232538.72458.93.
• Background Waldhausen JH, Schirmer BD. The effect of ambulation on recovery from postoperative ileus. Ann Surg. 1990 Dec;212(6):671-7. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199012000-00004.
• Background Bohm B, Milsom JW, Fazio VW. Postoperative intestinal motility following conventional and laparoscopic intestinal surgery. Arch Surg. 1995 Apr;130(4):415-9. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1995.01430040077017.
• Background Holte K, Kehlet H. Postoperative ileus: a preventable event. Br J Surg. 2000 Nov;87(11):1480-93. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01595.x.
• Biondo S, Miquel J, Espin-Basany E, Sanchez JL, Golda T, Ferrer-Artola AM, Codina-Cazador A, Frago R, Kreisler E. A Double-Blinded Randomized Clinical Study on the Therapeutic Effect of Gastrografin in Prolonged Postoperative Ileus After Elective Colorectal Surgery. World J Surg. 2016 Jan;40(1):206-14. doi: 10.1007/s00268-015-3260-9.

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