Status:

COMPLETED

Rehabilitation Following Laparoscopic Colonic Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Aarhus University Hospital

Conditions:

Colonic Cancer

Postoperative Care

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The standard procedure for treating colonic cancer is changing from open surgery to laparoscopic surgery. Following open colonic surgery patients are fatigued and loss body mass and have a reduction i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • elective colonic cancer surgery
  • hemicolectomy or sigmoid resection
  • informed consent

Exclusion

  • disseminated cancer
  • contraindications for laparoscopic surgery
  • dementia or serious psychiatric disease
  • diseases or other aspects that prohibit participation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00938210

Start Date

May 1 2009

End Date

August 1 2012

Last Update

August 8 2012

Active Locations (2)

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Department of Surgery, Herning Hospital

Herning, Denmark, 7400

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Department of Surgery

Randers, Denmark, 8910