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The Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery (ERATS) Trial

Implementation strategies for an Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery (ERATS) care protocol; improvement of perioperative care for lung cancer patients - ERATS Trial, Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery protocol in the Netherlands

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON57541
Enrollment
700
Registered
2025-05-15
Start date
2020-10-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

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

Conditions

Lung Cancer

Interventions

Given the observational nature of the study, there is no intervention involved. All patients in a participating center will be treated according to the new ERATS standard care protocol after its imple

Sponsors

Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18 years or older undergoing anatomical lung resection for suspected or confirmed lung cancer were eligible for inclusion. Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not meeting inclusion criterium

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary objective of this study is to achieve a 15% improvement in ERATS protocol adherence, increasing from an estimated 65% to over 80%, in relation to the completion of the ERATS implementation trajectory.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary objectives include reducing the length of hospital stay by one day (from six to five days), shortening the time to recovery, decreasing complication and readmission rates, lowering mortality rates, and enhancing patient-reported outcomes measured by EORTC QLQ-C30, EORTC QLQ-LC13, and PROMIS-APS.

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactEM Meyenfeldt

Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis

e.m.von.meyenfeldt@asz.nl0786541111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)