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Bowel stimulation for Paralytic Ileus

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Marylise Boutros, MD
Research Sponsored by Jewish General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
All patients will have undergone an anterior or low-anterior resection for malignant or benign disease with a protective loop ileostomy by a board-certified colorectal surgeon or surgical oncologist at one of the involved sites.
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up patients will be followed for the duration of hospital stay until discharge, about 30 days
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Study Summary

This trial will test whether preoperative stimulation of the distal limb of a loop ileostomy reduces postoperative ileus.

Eligible Conditions
  • Paralytic Ileus

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~patients will be followed for the duration of hospital stay until discharge, about 30 days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and patients will be followed for the duration of hospital stay until discharge, about 30 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Number of patients with postoperative ileus
Postoperative length of stay

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Bowel stimulationExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Patients undergoing loop ileostomy closures having undergone bowel stimulation beforehand
Group II: No bowel stimulationActive Control1 Intervention
Patients undergoing loop ileostomy closures without having had bowel stimulation beforehand
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Bowel stimulation
2016
N/A
~110
Nestle Resource
2016
N/A
~110

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Jewish General HospitalLead Sponsor
137 Previous Clinical Trials
271,943 Total Patients Enrolled
Montreal General HospitalOTHER
17 Previous Clinical Trials
9,936 Total Patients Enrolled
North York General HospitalOTHER
20 Previous Clinical Trials
8,784 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Does Bowel Stimulation Before Loop Ileostomy Closure Reduce Postoperative Ileus?
Dr. Marylise Boutros 2016. "Does Bowel Stimulation Before Loop Ileostomy Closure Reduce Postoperative Ileus?". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02559635.
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