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IleusNCT05262569

Postoperative Opioid Use and Ileus Occurrence---A Case Control Study

An observational study of Ileus and Opioid Use, run by Peking University People's Hospital at 1 site in China.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

Postoperative ileus (POI) is a significant complication after colorectal surgery, with reported incidence ranging from 10~30%, leading to increased morbidity, hospital length of stay, and thus medical cost. To determine the risk factors for POI is one of the key elements for Enhanced Recovery after Surgery protocol. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Ileus, Opioid Use
What is being tested?
ileus
How many people
596 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
1 Apr 2022to 30 Jun 2022
Phase
Observational
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

Study population: All elective laparoscopic colorectal procedures performed at a university hospital between Jan 2018 and June 2020 were retrospectively collected by reviewing the institutional colorectal surgery database.

Who may be able to join

  • Aged 18 years old and above
  • Underwent elective laparoscopic colorectal procedures
  • Received patient controlled intravenous analgesia postoperatively

Who cannot join

  • Chronic opioid use
  • Converted to open
  • Admitted to ICU
  • PCA regimens other than sufentanil
  • PCA used shorter than 48 hours
  • Incomplete postoperative opioid usage record

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Peking University People's Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100044

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: Increased Postoperative Opioid Use is a Risk Factor for an Ileus After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery---A Case Control Study

Postoperative ileus (POI) is a significant complication after colorectal surgery, with reported incidence ranging from 10~30%, leading to increased morbidity, hospital length of stay, and thus medical cost. To determine the risk factors for POI is one of the key elements for Enhanced Recovery after Surgery protocol. Increased perioperative opioid usage has been proposed as an independent risk factor for postoperative ileus, as perioperative opioid minimization has proposed to be an effective measure to decrease the incidence of POI. Although opioids are widely used to attenuate stress during surgery, and represent the cornerstone of pain treatment, anesthesiologists are strive to minimize opioid use to decrease opioid-related GI side effects. In this study, the investigators aim to find out the general occurrence of POI in the laparoscopic colorectal surgery and the effects of the postoperative opioid usage on this outcome. The strategies of opioid minimization was also investigated.

Read the detailed description

2.1 Study design For this case-control study, all elective laparoscopic colorectal procedures performed at a university hospital between Jan 2018 and June 2020 were retrospectively collected by reviewing the institutional colorectal surgery database. The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Peking University People's Hospital (2021PHB144-001, May 24, 2021), Beijing, China, and informed consent was waived due to the retrospective design.

The anesthesia medical information system was searched for patients aged 18 years old and above, undergoing elective laparoscopic colorectal procedures who received patient controlled intravenous analgesia postoperatively. Patients were excluded if they had chronic opioid use, converted to open, admitted to intensive care unit(ICU), patient controlled analgesia (PCA) regimens other than sufentanil, PCA used shorter than 48 hours, or incomplete postoperative opioid usage record. Patients were followed up until discharge from the hospital.

2.2 Patient allocation Patients who experienced postoperative ileus were included in ileus group. In accordance with the definition of Vather et al, diagnosis of postoperative ileus required 2 or more of following persistent symptoms on the fourth postoperative day and onward: nausea and vomiting, inability to tolerate solid or semi-liquid diet or failure to pass gas or stool during a 24 hour period, abdominal distension and radiological evidence of ileus. Patient charts, including radiographs were evaluated retrospectively. Diagnosis of an ileus was confirmed clinically and radiographically in all cases. The control group (at a 1:1 ratio) was matched by selecting the same range of age (±5 years of age), the same grade of American Society of Anesthesiology(ASA) classification, and the same types of surgery (colectomy, rectectomy, whole colon resection, or others).

2.3 Perioperative management All patients received standard anesthesia protocol for laparoscopic colorectal procedures within Peking University People's Hospital. Patients might received bilateral transversus abdominis plane(TAP) blocks (0.3% Ropivacaine of 30~40ml under the ultrasound guidance) at the discretion of the anesthesiologist in charge.

General anesthesia was induced using etomidate (0.2-0.6 mg/kg) and sufentanil (0.3 μg/kg) and maintained with continuous infusion of propofol (4-6 mg/kg/h) to target a bispectral index of 40-60. Cisatracurium (0.15 mg/kg) was injected intravenously to facilitate endotracheal intubation. Intravenous sufentanil (0.1 μg/kg) was added before skin incision. During surgery, continuous infusion of remifentanil (0.1-0.2 μg /kg/min) was adjusted to keep heart rate (HR) and mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) within 80-120% of baseline. Hypotension (MAP < 80% of baseline) lasting for 3 min was managed with a bolus of 6 mg of ephedrine or 50 μg of phenylephrine. Bradycardia (HR < 45/min) was treated with atropine (0.25-0.5 mg). At the end of surgery, neostigmine (1 mg) and atropine (0.5 mg) were used to antagonize neuromuscular blockade, and tracheal extubation was performed when the patient was fully awake and breathing adequately. Patients were transferred to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) and discharged when the Modified Aldrete Score reached 10.

2.4 Postoperative pain management Postoperative pain management was charged by the acute pain service(APS). Acute pain or side effects related to the opioid was managed through the setting of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia(PCA) device. Patients received intravenous, intramuscular or oral analgesic rescue only after the PCA withdrawal.

In general, a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device was attached after tracheal extubation. The PCA was set to provide a bolus of 2~3μg sufentanil (1 μg/ml) with a lockout time of 10~15 min with or without basal infusion, 2~3ml/h (sufentanil 1μg/ml), which was set at the discretion of the anesthesiologist in charge according to the patient's age and weight. After surgery, pain score was verbally rated using the 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS), on which 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates worst imaginable pain. Patients could self-administer intravenous sufentanil bolus via PCA (2~3μg, 1 μg/ml) postoperatively as rescue analgesia when the NRS score was ≥4, or as needed. PCA was maintained for at least the first 48 h after surgery.

2.5 Study outcomes and measurements Multiple potential risk factors for POI were considered based on literature review. Baseline factors included age(matched), gender, BMI, presence of major comorbidities (cardiovascular diseases, cerebral diseases, pulmonary diseases, or diabetes), ASA classification (matched), and previous abdominal surgery. Operative factors included type of surgery(matched), length of the surgery, estimated blood loss, total input, time to pass stool in patients' without enterostomy, time to tolerance of oral diet, and postoperative length of hospital stay. Analgesia related risk factors included TAP block, intra-operative opioid use(converted into equivalent doses of morphine, mg/kg), postoperative day 1 (POD1) and total post-operative opioid (Sufentanil, μg/kg), and PCA setting (with or without basal infusion). Postoperative NRS at rest and when coughing were recorded. Adverse events occurring prior to discharge were also collected from the hospital chart.

2.6 Statistical analysis Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS statistical software package (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation(SD) or medians with interquartile range and categorical variables as numbers and percentages. Between-group differences were evaluated using the independent t test or Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables and the χ2 test or Fisher exact test for categorical variables, as appropriate.

Conditions
Ileus, Opioid Use
Being tested
ileus
Keywords
ileus, opioid use, enhanced recovery after surgery, colorectal surgery
Medical subject headings
Ileus

What participants receive

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

  • ileusOther

    retrospectively allocation according to a postoperative outcome-ileus

Study groups in NCT05262569
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ileus groupPatients developed postoperative ileus
Receives: Other: ileus
control groupPatients did not develop postoperative ileus

What is being measured

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

  1. postoperative opioid usage

    Sufentanil(μg/kg) used through patient-controlled analgesia

    Measured: Within 3 postoperative days

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Use of transversus abdominis plane(TAP) block

    The percentage TAP block of each group

    Measured: Before surgery

  2. Patent-controlled analgesia(PCA) setting

    The percentage of PCA setting with basal infusion

    Measured: Within 3 postoperative days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Mar 2022
  2. Study start1 Apr 2022
  3. Primary completion31 May 2022
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2022

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
596 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05262569
Sponsor's protocol ID
Opioid and postoperative POI
Status last verified
Aug 2022
First submitted
22 Feb 2022
Last updated
9 Aug 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: It need to be discussed within the study group when the results are clear.

Publications

  • Wu CL, King AB, Geiger TM, Grant MC, Grocott MPW, Gupta R, Hah JM, Miller TE, Shaw AD, Gan TJ, Thacker JKM, Mythen MG, McEvoy MD; Fourth Perioperative Quality Initiative Workgroup. American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Perioperative Opioid Minimization in Opioid-Naive Patients. Anesth Analg. 2019 Aug;129(2):567-577. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004194.

    PubMed 31082966
  • Artinyan A, Nunoo-Mensah JW, Balasubramaniam S, Gauderman J, Essani R, Gonzalez-Ruiz C, Kaiser AM, Beart RW Jr. Prolonged postoperative ileus-definition, risk factors, and predictors after surgery. World J Surg. 2008 Jul;32(7):1495-500. doi: 10.1007/s00268-008-9491-2.

    PubMed 18305994
  • Pappagallo M. Incidence, prevalence, and management of opioid bowel dysfunction. Am J Surg. 2001 Nov;182(5A Suppl):11S-18S. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00782-6.

    PubMed 11755892
  • Camilleri M. Opioid-induced constipation: challenges and therapeutic opportunities. Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 May;106(5):835-42; quiz 843. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2011.30. Epub 2011 Feb 22.

    PubMed 21343919
  • Ahn JH, Ahn HJ. Effect of thoracic epidural analgesia on recovery of bowel function after major upper abdominal surgery. J Clin Anesth. 2016 Nov;34:247-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.04.042. Epub 2016 May 13.

    PubMed 27687384
  • Stokes AL, Adhikary SD, Quintili A, Puleo FJ, Choi CS, Hollenbeak CS, Messaris E. Liposomal Bupivacaine Use in Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks Reduces Pain and Postoperative Intravenous Opioid Requirement After Colorectal Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2017 Feb;60(2):170-177. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000747.

    PubMed 28059913
  • Fields AC, Weiner SG, Maldonado LJ, Cavallaro PM, Melnitchouk N, Goldberg J, Stopfkuchen-Evans MF, Baker O, Bordeianou LG, Bleday R. Implementation of liposomal bupivacaine transversus abdominis plane blocks into the colorectal enhanced recovery after surgery protocol: a natural experiment. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2020 Jan;35(1):133-138. doi: 10.1007/s00384-019-03457-1. Epub 2019 Dec 4.

    PubMed 31797098
  • Pedrazzani C, Menestrina N, Moro M, Brazzo G, Mantovani G, Polati E, Guglielmi A. Local wound infiltration plus transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block versus local wound infiltration in laparoscopic colorectal surgery and ERAS program. Surg Endosc. 2016 Nov;30(11):5117-5125. doi: 10.1007/s00464-016-4862-5. Epub 2016 Mar 22.

    PubMed 27005290
  • Chen JY, Ko TL, Wen YR, Wu SC, Chou YH, Yien HW, Kuo CD. Opioid-sparing effects of ketorolac and its correlation with the recovery of postoperative bowel function in colorectal surgery patients: a prospective randomized double-blinded study. Clin J Pain. 2009 Jul-Aug;25(6):485-9. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31819a506b.

    PubMed 19542795
  • Aryaie AH, Lalezari S, Sergent WK, Puckett Y, Juergens C, Ratermann C, Ogg C. Decreased opioid consumption and enhance recovery with the addition of IV Acetaminophen in colorectal patients: a prospective, multi-institutional, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study (DOCIVA study). Surg Endosc. 2018 Aug;32(8):3432-3438. doi: 10.1007/s00464-018-6062-y. Epub 2018 Jan 19.

    PubMed 29352454
  • Jung H, Lee KH, Jeong Y, Lee KH, Yoon S, Kim WH, Lee HJ. Effect of Fentanyl-Based Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia with and without Basal Infusion on Postoperative Opioid Consumption and Opioid-Related Side Effects: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Pain Res. 2020 Nov 24;13:3095-3106. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S281041. eCollection 2020.

    PubMed 33262644
  • Vather R, Josephson R, Jaung R, Robertson J, Bissett I. Development of a risk stratification system for the occurrence of prolonged postoperative ileus after colorectal surgery: a prospective risk factor analysis. Surgery. 2015 Apr;157(4):764-73. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.12.005. Epub 2015 Feb 25.

    PubMed 25724094
  • Vather R, Bissett IP. Risk factors for the development of prolonged post-operative ileus following elective colorectal surgery. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2013 Oct;28(10):1385-91. doi: 10.1007/s00384-013-1704-y. Epub 2013 May 21.

    PubMed 23689489
  • Grass F, Slieker J, Jurt J, Kummer A, Sola J, Hahnloser D, Demartines N, Hubner M. Postoperative ileus in an enhanced recovery pathway-a retrospective cohort study. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2017 May;32(5):675-681. doi: 10.1007/s00384-017-2789-5. Epub 2017 Mar 11.

    PubMed 28285365
  • Yuan L, O'Grady G, Milne T, Jaung R, Vather R, Bissett IP. Prospective comparison of return of bowel function after left versus right colectomy. ANZ J Surg. 2018 Apr;88(4):E242-E247. doi: 10.1111/ans.13823. Epub 2016 Nov 2.

    PubMed 27806440

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Ileus and Opioid Use, run by Peking University People's Hospital at 1 site in China.

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 3 inclusion and 6 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 9 Aug 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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?

postoperative opioid usage (time frame: Within 3 postoperative days). 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 NCT05262569, 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 9 Aug 2022.

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