Randomised Double Blinded Placebo Controlled Trial of Magnesium Sulphate in Reducing Length of Hospital Stay In Patients Undergoing Elective Large Bowel Resection

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN72173144

Enrollment

108

Registered

2005-02-21

Start date

2005-01-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Large bowel resection Digestive System Elective large bowel resection

Interventions

Trial never started. This study aimed to involve patients undergoing elective large bowel resection (right and left hemicolectomy, sigmoid colectomy and anterior resection) at the Ipswich Hospital fo

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: We intend to recruit 108 subjects initially as follows: A sample size of 54 in each group will have 90% power to detect a probability of 0.319* that an observation in Group 1 is less than an observation in Group 2 using a Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) rank-sum test with a 0.050 two-sided significance level. *From a mean length of stay of 6 days in one group (Group 1) and 8 in the other group (Group 2), with a Standard Deviation of 3.000.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026