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Epidural versus Multi-modal Analgesia for Gastrectomy with Minimally Invasive approach

Epidural versus Multi-modal Analgesia for Gastrectomy with Minimally Invasive approach - EMAGIc trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1061220107
Enrollment
210
Registered
2023-03-03
Start date
2023-06-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Gastric cancer

Interventions

Patients who underwent elective minimally invasive gastrectomy (MIS) for gastric cancer (GC) receive epidural analgesia (EDA) or multimodal analgesia (patient-controlled intravenous analgesia, local a

Sponsors

Fujiwara Toshiyoshi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. The patients with gastric cancer who undergo elective curative laparoscopic or robotic gatrectomy. 2. Patient's age is between 20 and 85 years old. 3. Before participation, patients receive adequate information about the study and provide their written consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The patients whose preoperative performance status more than ASA (American Society of Anesthetists) IV 2. The patients undergoing anticoagulant therapy 3. Medical contraindication for epidural analgesia 4. Abnormal anatomy of the spinal column 5. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy 6. esophageal invasion or other organ invasion 7. Immunodeficiency 8. Palliative surgery 9. Emergency surgery 10. The patients who are allergic to acetaminophen 11. Unsuitable patients for enrollment judged by the investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postoperative pain score at rest 24 h after surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Length of postoperative hospital stay, Postoperative complications, Postoperative pain score at rest on day 2,3,4 after surgery, Additional doses of analgesics, Adverse events related to analgesia, first day of flatus, fully mobilization day, operation room stay time, intraoperative opioid use, intraoperative infusion volume

Contacts

Public ContactSatoru Kikuchi

Okayama University Hospital

satorukc@okayama-u.ac.jp+81-86-235-7257

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026