Subcutaneous Electrical Stimulation in the Prevention of Postoperative Ileus

Hospital General Universitario Elche500 enrolled

Overview

Assess whether the application of electrical stimulation in patients undergoing subcutaneous colon cancer in a Multimodal Rehabilitation Program (Fast track) decreases the incidence of postoperative ileus, improving the results of morbidity and mortality, hospitalization and health care costs.

Prospective randomized study on the application of subcutaneous abdominal electrical stimulation in the postoperative of colonic surgery and its relationship with the appearance of postoperative ileus.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

500

Conditions

Ileus

Interventions

StimulationOTHER

Subcutaneous abdominal electrical stimulation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing colorectal surgery. * Signing informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with no oral nutrition (dysphagia, esophageal stricture, pyloric stenosis) * Patients with contraindications for electrical stimulation. * Psychiatric Disorders * HIV * Pregnant or breastfeeding * intestinal obstruction * uncontrolled infection * ASA IV * No acceptance or failure to follow protocol multimodal rehabilitation.

Locations (2)

Pedro Moya

Elche, Spain, Spain

Pedro Moya

Alicante, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time to first flatus

Time frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 5 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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