This is a prospective randomized study of patients who are scheduled to undergo minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgery. Patients will be randomized to require either pre-surgical bowel preparation vs. no bowel preparation. The effect of bowel preparation on intraoperative visualization, bowel handling, intestinal load and ease of surgery will be assessed. Patient comfort and satisfaction will be assessed.
Bowel preparation prior to gynecologic surgery is a common practice based more on assumptions than evidence. Expert opinion rules over evidence regarding its utility and necessity. The objective of this study is to determine if there is an association between the use of bowel preparation in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and the ease of the surgery. This is a randomized controlled trial of adult patients of Dr. Muhammad Aslam who are scheduled to undergo minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgery at Henry Ford St. John Hospital and Henry Ford Macomb-Oakland Hospital-Warren Campus. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive or not receive instructions to perform bowel preparation one day prior to surgery using an over-the-counter Fleet® saline enema. Data to be collected include demographics, body mass index (BMI), parity, and surgical history. Data collection from patients will be performed on postoperative day one prior to discharge from the hospital. Data collection will include patient satisfaction with having to use or not using bowel preparation for surgery and pain control. Dr. Aslam will complete a survey following each surgery about intraoperative visualization, bowel handling, intestinal load, and the overall ease of surgery. According to the power analysis, at least 75 subjects will be needed in each group, for a total of 150. To account for attrition, the sample size will be inflated by 10% plus an additional one subject, to maintain an even number of subjects (166 subjects). Three hundred patients may need to be initially screened to obtain 166. Univariable analysis of factors associated with the bowel preparation group will be assessed using Student's t-test and chi-squared analysis. Multivariable analysis of acceptable bowel preparation will be done using logistic regression.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
166
Individuals will perform a bowel preparation using a Fleet saline enema.
Subjects will not be required to perform bowel preparation before surgery.
Henry Ford St. John Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, United States
RECRUITINGHenry Ford Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Warren Campus
Warren, Michigan, United States
RECRUITINGPhysician reported ease of surgery
The investigator will complete a survey following each surgery about the ease of surgery. "Surgical field quality" will be scored as Outstanding, Good, Fair, or Poor. "Adequate visualization" is a yes/no response. "Difficulty in handling the bowel" is a yes/no response. There is room for free text.
Time frame: Immediately following surgery
Number of patients with a hospital readmission between discharge and 12 weeks post-discharge.
The number of patients with a hospital readmission between discharge from the hospital for the surgery and 12 weeks post-discharge from the hospital for the surgery will be collected via chart review.
Time frame: From discharge from the hospital for the surgery and 12 weeks post-discharge from the hospital for the surgery
Number of patients with a urinary tract infection between discharge from the hospital for the surgery and 12 weeks post-discharge from the hospital for the surgery
The number of patients who experience a urinary tract infection between discharge from the hospital for the surgery and 12 weeks post-discharge will be collected via chart review.
Time frame: Between discharge from the hospital for the surgery and 12 weeks post-discharge from the hospital for the surgery
Number of surgical site infections between discharge and 12 weeks post-discharge.
The number of patients with surgical site infections between discharge from the hospital for the surgery and 12 weeks post-discharge from the hospital for the surgery will be collected via chart review.
Time frame: Between discharge from the hospital for the surgery and 12 weeks post-discharge from the hospital for the surgery
Patient satisfaction prior to surgery
Patient satisfaction in both groups with the surgical prep will be done using a patient questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of one satisfaction questionnaire with a Likert-type scale response that includes the categories Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree and Strongly Disagree.
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Time frame: Day of surgery, prior to surgery
Patient level of pain prior to surgery
Patients in both groups will report their level of pain prior to surgery by placing a mark on a 10 cm. visual analogue scale that ranges from no pain to worst pain.
Time frame: Day of surgery before surgery.
Patient post-surgery evaluation
Patients will evaluate surgical preparation and symptoms using a questionnaire. Satisfaction will be rated using a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree. Patients will also rate current symptoms on a scale of five-point scale of zero to four with zero being no symptoms and 4 being distressing symptoms.
Time frame: Post surgical day one