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Pancreas CancerNCT03566056

Early Recovery Outcomes After Standardized Fast-track Whipples Procedure

An observational study of Pancreas Cancer, run by Eske Kvanner Aasvang at 1 site in Denmark.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Today the Whipple procedure is the preferred operation for malignancy in the pancreas. In abdominal surgery this procedure is known for its high surgical stress-response in the patient, which has been attempted to be resolved with the introduction of preoperative high-dose steroids and goal-directed fluid therapy… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Pancreas Cancer
What is being tested?
Complications to Whipples procedure
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
18 Jan 2018to 18 Jul 2018
How long will I take part?
30 Days
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: The patients included is chosen from all the patients in the surgery ward when they have undergone the Whipples procedure and furthermore meet the criteria listed above.

Who may be able to join

  • the patient has undergone the Whipple procedure
  • The patient is over 18 years ol
  • The patient has signed a consent statement from the postoperative therapy ward

Who cannot join

  • The patient did not receive 125 mg of methylprednisolone prior to the operation
  • The patient did only undergo pancreatectomy
  • The patient wasn't given epidural anesthesia
  • the patient was given anesthesia through a mask

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Denmark1 site
  • Rigshospitalet

    Copenhagen, 2100

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About this study

Today the Whipple procedure is the preferred operation for malignancy in the pancreas. In abdominal surgery this procedure is known for its high surgical stress-response in the patient, which has been attempted to be resolved with the introduction of preoperative high-dose steroids and goal-directed fluid therapy (GDT). Despite this effort, complications still occur regularly (30%) in the first weeks after the operation here at Rigshospitalet. Therefore there is still a challenge in the patients who have undergone the Whipple procedure in the acute postoperative phase. This shows in for example at Rigshospitalet, where 50% of the patients continue to be in the need of vasoactive medication the morning after the operation.

Nevertheless, no studies have in detail described the acute (<24h) postoperative phase. There is also an importance in the fact that there is often no description or control over other important factors, for example medicine with influence on the circulatory system, fluid treatment and response to this etc..

The purpose of this study is to investigate what issues or complications, in particular those of circulatory matter that occurs in this particular group of patients 24 hours after the operation. Furthermore there is lacking a description of which cause-response- link there can be between early and later (30 days) complications, as well as when each of these complications occur. Therefore, there will also be collected data on complications within the first 30 days after the operation for the purpose of a later secondary publication with the same authors.

Conditions
Pancreas Cancer
Being tested
Complications to Whipples procedure
Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Complications to Whipples procedureOther

    Patients undergoing the Whipple procedure often tend to have a lot of complications. This study aims to investigate what complications these patients experience

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Hypotension, defined as mean arterial bloodpressure <65 mmHg, measured by invasive arterial blood-pressure, the first morning after surgery at 06.00 (AM)

    Number of patients with the need for nor-adrenalin infusion to maintain mean arterial blood-pressure >65 mmHg, the first morning after surgery

    Measured: 6 am on the day after surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Jun 2018
  2. Study start18 Jan 2018
  3. Primary completion18 Jul 2018
  4. Study completion18 Jul 2018

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Other
Enrolment
100 participants (actual)
Target duration
30 Days
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03566056
Sponsor's protocol ID
RH-2016-304-potawhipple
Status last verified
Sep 2019
First submitted
10 Apr 2018
Last updated
25 Sep 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: This has jet not been discussed within the group

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Pancreas Cancer, run by Eske Kvanner Aasvang at 1 site in Denmark.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Sep 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Hypotension, defined as mean arterial bloodpressure <65 mmHg, measured by invasive arterial blood-pressure, the first morning after surgery at 06.00 (AM) (time frame: 6 am on the day after surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Sep 2019.

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