Epidural Analgesic Therapy (EAT) versus IntraVenous patient-controlled Analgesia (IVA)

Epidural analgesia in video laparoscopic (VL) left hemicolectomy - optional and not mandatory choice in "Fast Track" treatment: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN79187946

Enrollment

Registered

2009-08-04

Start date

2007-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Colorectal cancer Cancer Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction

Interventions

After VL left hemicolectomy, patients would be provided analgesia in one of two ways: intravenous patient-controlled analgesia therapy (IVA) versus epidural analgesic therapy (EAT). The following dru

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with neoplastic or recurrent flogistic pathology of the left colon 2. Patients with indication to VL surgery 3. Aged less than 18 years, either sex

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients over 80 years old 2. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade 4

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain control, measured with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at day 0,1 and 2	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Canalisation, measured daily 2. Drainage removal, measured daily	—

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

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