Status:
COMPLETED
Quality of Life After Routine Nasogastric Decompression After Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Wakayama Medical University
Conditions:
Gastric Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-80 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate whether distal gastrectomy without post-operative nasogastric decompression tube is better in terms of quality of life.
Detailed Description
Nasogastric decompression tube is an intra-operative routine in most of the time to facilitate exposure of operative field during elective distal gastrectomy, however, whether it should be retained po...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- on the basis of whether distal gastrectomy was anticipated at WMUH for gastric cancer.
Exclusion
- patients who were diagnosed inadequacy for this study by a physician.
- patients without an informed consent.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
180 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00738478
Start Date
February 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
February 18 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Second Department of Surgery, Wakayama Medical University
Wakayama, Japan, 641-8510