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Colorectal SurgeryIVEANCT03990714

Intracorporeal Vs Extracorporeal Anastomosis in Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy

A study testing Right hemicolectomy in people with Colorectal Surgery and Anastomotic Leak, run by Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate short-term outcomes of performing intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for right colon neoplasm. Background. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Colorectal Surgery, Anastomotic Leak, Colectomy
What is being tested?
Right hemicolectomy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
168 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Jan 2016to 31 Dec 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All patients had to be 18 years of age or over, to be programmed for laparoscopic surgery for right colon neoplasm and provide a signed written consent form.

Who cannot join

  • All patients who do not meet all the inclusion criteria were excluded. The other exclusion criteria included the need for emergency surgery, renal failure defined by haemodialysis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, T4 tumor invading adjacent organs, synchronous colorectal neoplasm, metastasis or carcinomatosis at diagnosis, bowel obstruction, psychiatric disorders or contraindication for laparoscopic approach.

About this study

Official title: Intracorporeal Vs Extracorporeal Anastomosis in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy: a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial (The IVEA-study)

Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate short-term outcomes of performing intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for right colon neoplasm. Background. Despite advances in laparoscopic approach in colorectal surgery and the clear benefit of this approach over open surgery, the technical difficulty in performing intracorporeal anastomosis causes certain groups continue performing it extracorporeally in right colon surgery.

Methods. This study was a prospective multicenter randomized trial with two parallel groups being done intracorporeal anastomosis (IA) or extracorporeal anastomosis (EA) in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for right colon neoplasm, carried out between January 2016 and December 2018.

Read the detailed description

Right hemicolectomy using a minimally invasive technique allows for an earlier recovery, with less postoperative pain and less hospital stay. After right hemicolectomy, the ileocolic anastomosis is not performed "naturally" as is habitually done in low anterior resections or sigmoidectomies. There is, therefore, no standardization in the reconstruction technique, with two possibilities: intracorporeal and extracorporeal anastomosis.

The intracorporeal anastomosis allows proper visualization of it, ensuring adequate conformation (absence of rotation or traction), in addition allowing the closure of the mesos and avoiding the possible appearance of internal hernia, also allowing to choose the location and length of the incision necessary for the extraction of the piece. On the other hand, it is a difficult technique that requires high training in advanced laparoscopy.

The extracorporeal anastomosis is performed by extracting both ends (terminal ileum and transverse colon) through the incision through which the piece is obtained, and the anastomosis is performed. It does not require, therefore, an important training in intracorporeal sutures. On the contrary, it forces to make the abdominal incision in the area that allows the extraction of said ends. In obese patients it can be difficult since the mesos are short and do not allow their extraction easilywith ,so sometimes, it forces excessive traction. In addition, intestinal rotations during the anastomosis may go unnoticed.

Although there are currently defenders of both techniques, the extracorporeal anastomosis is currently the most performed in our environment and will be used as a reference treatment in the present study.

Numerous studies have been published comparing both techniques. A very recent meta-analysis, including 12 non-randomized comparative studies with 1492 patients, concluded that intracorporeal anastomosis is associated with less morbidity and a reduction in hospital stay, suggesting a faster recovery. To date, no well-designed, prospective, randomized and randomized study exists in the literature. We believe it is necessary, therefore, to carry out a project that compares both surgical techniques in the treatment of right colon cancer and assess which is associated with a lower postoperative morbidity.

Being tested
Right hemicolectomy
Keywords
Right hemicolectomy, Intracorporeal anastomosis, Extracorporeal anastomosis, Laparoscopy
Medical subject headings
Anastomotic Leak

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Right hemicolectomyProcedure or surgery

    It is the resection of the right colon by a tumor and the reconstruction by an ileocolic anastomosis: intracorporeal or extracorporeal

Study groups in NCT03990714
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intracorporeal anastomosisExperimentalThe specimen was preferentially extracted via a small Pfannenstiel-type incision with the protection of an Alexis Wound Protector (Applied Medical, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA). The incision for the extraction of the right colon is sutured in two layers by absorbable suture. The ileum was held by the assistant to prevent rotation of its mesentery. A stay suture was applied 10 cm proximal and distal to the stapled ends of the terminal ileum and colon, respectively, and then held by the assistant. An enterotomy and colotomy were made sharply at the antimesenteric corner of the staple lines. An isoperistaltic side-to-side anastomosis was fashioned with a 60-mm laparoscopic stapler. A 2-0 double-barbed suture was used to close the enterocolotomy, in two planes (the first submucosal, and the second sero-serous). The mesenteric defect and the mesocolon after the construction of either type of anastomosis were not closed. Drains were not used routinely.
Receives: Procedure: Right hemicolectomy
Extracorporeal anastomosisExperimentalThe mobilized colon was externalized preferentially via a transverse or midline incision with the protection of an Alexis Wound Protector (Applied Medical, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA). A stay suture was applied 10 cm proximal and distal to the stapled ends of the terminal ileum and colon. An enterotomy and colotomy were made sharply at the antimesenteric corner of the staple lines. An isoperistaltic side-to-side anastomosis was fashioned with a 60-mm laparoscopic stapler. A 2-0 double-barbed suture was used to close the enterocolotomy, in two planes (the first submucosal, and the second sero-serous). The mesenteric defect and the mesocolon after the construction of either type of anastomosis were not closed.The incision for the extraction of the right colon and the realization of the anastomosis is sutured in two layers by absorbable suture. Drains were not used routinely.
Receives: Procedure: Right hemicolectomy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. In patients with right colon cancer, laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis presents less perioperative morbidity than extracorporeal anastomosis.

    To compare perioperative morbidity between laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis versus extracorporeal anastomosis within 30 days after surgery.

    Measured: 24 months

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Surgical time

    • evaluate the difference in surgical time between right hemicolectomy with intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis.

    Measured: 4 hours

  2. VAS

    Quantify, by means of the Visual-Analogue Scale (VAS: is determined by measuring the distance (mm) on the 10-cm line between the "no pain" anchor and the patient's mark, providing a range of scores from 0-100. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity. Based on the distribution of pain VAS scores in post- surgical patients who described their postoperative pain intensity as none, mild, moderate, or severe, the following cut points on the pain VAS have been recommended: no pain (0-4 mm), mild pain(5-44 mm), moderate pain (45-74 mm), and severe pain (75-100 mm)), postoperative pain 24 hours after surgery and the day of hospital discharge, and determine which of the two laparoscopic right hemicolectomy techniques produces less pain.

    Measured: 24 hour

  3. Dehiscence

    To evaluate and compare the rate of anastomotic dehiscence in both groups of anastomoses up to 30 days after surgery.

    Measured: 30 days

  4. Infection rate

    To evaluate the infection rate of the surgical site in both groups up to 30 days after surgery.

    Measured: 30 days

  5. Days of hospital stay

    • compare the difference of days of hospital stay in both groups of anastomoses.

    Measured: 180 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Jun 2019
  2. Study start1 Jan 2016
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2018
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2018

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
The IVEA-study is a prospective multicenter randomized trial with two parallel groups being done IA or EA in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for right colon neoplasia.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
168 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03990714
Sponsor's protocol ID
HUTorrecardenas
Acronym
IVEA
Status last verified
Jun 2019
First submitted
12 Jun 2019
Last updated
19 Jun 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

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  • Bilimoria KY, Palis B, Stewart AK, Bentrem DJ, Freel AC, Sigurdson ER, Talamonti MS, Ko CY. Impact of tumor location on nodal evaluation for colon cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2008 Feb;51(2):154-61. doi: 10.1007/s10350-007-9114-2. Epub 2008 Jan 3.

    PubMed 18172729
  • Le Voyer TE, Sigurdson ER, Hanlon AL, Mayer RJ, Macdonald JS, Catalano PJ, Haller DG. Colon cancer survival is associated with increasing number of lymph nodes analyzed: a secondary survey of intergroup trial INT-0089. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Aug 1;21(15):2912-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2003.05.062.

    PubMed 12885809
  • Jacobs M, Verdeja JC, Goldstein HS. Minimally invasive colon resection (laparoscopic colectomy). Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1991 Sep;1(3):144-50.

    PubMed 1688289
  • Colon Cancer Laparoscopic or Open Resection Study Group; Buunen M, Veldkamp R, Hop WC, Kuhry E, Jeekel J, Haglind E, Pahlman L, Cuesta MA, Msika S, Morino M, Lacy A, Bonjer HJ. Survival after laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer: long-term outcome of a randomised clinical trial. Lancet Oncol. 2009 Jan;10(1):44-52. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(08)70310-3. Epub 2008 Dec 13.

    PubMed 19071061
  • Hazebroek EJ; Color Study Group. COLOR: a randomized clinical trial comparing laparoscopic and open resection for colon cancer. Surg Endosc. 2002 Jun;16(6):949-53. doi: 10.1007/s00464-001-8165-z. Epub 2002 Mar 18.

    PubMed 12163961
  • Jayne DG, Guillou PJ, Thorpe H, Quirke P, Copeland J, Smith AM, Heath RM, Brown JM; UK MRC CLASICC Trial Group. Randomized trial of laparoscopic-assisted resection of colorectal carcinoma: 3-year results of the UK MRC CLASICC Trial Group. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Jul 20;25(21):3061-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.09.7758.

    PubMed 17634484
  • Lacy AM, Garcia-Valdecasas JC, Delgado S, Castells A, Taura P, Pique JM, Visa J. Laparoscopy-assisted colectomy versus open colectomy for treatment of non-metastatic colon cancer: a randomised trial. Lancet. 2002 Jun 29;359(9325):2224-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)09290-5.

    PubMed 12103285
  • Kennedy GD, Heise C, Rajamanickam V, Harms B, Foley EF. Laparoscopy decreases postoperative complication rates after abdominal colectomy: results from the national surgical quality improvement program. Ann Surg. 2009 Apr;249(4):596-601. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31819ec903.

    PubMed 19300230
  • Wu Q, Jin C, Hu T, Wei M, Wang Z. Intracorporeal Versus Extracorporeal Anastomosis in Laparoscopic Right Colectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Apr;27(4):348-357. doi: 10.1089/lap.2016.0485. Epub 2016 Oct 21.

    PubMed 27768552
  • Milone M, Elmore U, Di Salvo E, Delrio P, Bucci L, Ferulano GP, Napolitano C, Angiolini MR, Bracale U, Clemente M, D'ambra M, Luglio G, Musella M, Pace U, Rosati R, Milone F. Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis. Results from a multicentre comparative study on 512 right-sided colorectal cancers. Surg Endosc. 2015 Aug;29(8):2314-20. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3950-7. Epub 2014 Nov 21.

    PubMed 25414066
  • Ricci C, Casadei R, Alagna V, Zani E, Taffurelli G, Pacilio CA, Minni F. A critical and comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing intracorporeal and extracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2017 May;402(3):417-427. doi: 10.1007/s00423-016-1509-x. Epub 2016 Sep 5.

    PubMed 27595589
  • Shapiro R, Keler U, Segev L, Sarna S, Hatib K, Hazzan D. Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis: short- and long-term benefits in comparison with extracorporeal anastomosis. Surg Endosc. 2016 Sep;30(9):3823-9. doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4684-x. Epub 2015 Dec 10.

    PubMed 26659237
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  • Morpurgo E, Contardo T, Molaro R, Zerbinati A, Orsini C, D'Annibale A. Robotic-assisted intracorporeal anastomosis versus extracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for cancer: a case control study. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2013 May;23(5):414-7. doi: 10.1089/lap.2012.0404.

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Right hemicolectomy in people with Colorectal Surgery and Anastomotic Leak, run by Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Jun 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

In patients with right colon cancer, laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis presents less perioperative morbidity than extracorporeal anastomosis. (time frame: 24 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03990714, which also lists 20 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Jun 2019.

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