Trial on Delay Phenomenon Utility in Preventing Anastomotic Leakage After an Esophagectomy

NCT ID: NCT02432794

Last Updated: 2019-08-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-05-31

Study Completion Date

2019-06-30

Brief Summary

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This is a randomized clinical trial to clarify if the delay phenomenon could reduce the incidence of oesophagogastric dehiscence after an esophagectomy for esophageal cancer comparing an experimental group vs control group. The delay phenomenon will be performed by an arteriographic approach.

Detailed Description

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Subtotal esophagectomy with tubular gastroplasty to upper mediastinum and esophagogastric anastomosis (Ivor-Lewis procedure) is a very complex surgical technique. It is performed in patients with infracarinal esophageal carcinoma and is associated with a high morbidity rate in specialized centers (up to 60% in some groups). One of the most important postoperative complications is the oesophagogastric anastomotic leakage which leads to high morbidity (mediastinitis, respiratory failure, pleural effusion) and mortality rate (up to 60% depending on the reports).

The most important cause of anastomotic leakage is the stomach's extreme sensitivity to ischemic injury. There are several experimental studies that have demonstrated that the delay phenomenon before the esophageal resection surgery aims to improve blood perfusion after a period of time. Few studies, only case-reports, describe a decrease in the incidence of intrathoracic and cervical anastomotic leakage. May the delay phenomenon reduce the incidence of anastomotic intrathoracic leakage?. There aren't any prospective randomized controlled trials to answer this question.

For this reason the investigators propose to perform a prospective randomized controlled trial in patients who underwent a subtotal esophagectomy (Ivor-Lewis procedure), comparing two groups: one of them will be submitted to a delay phenomenon by arteriographic procedure before esophageal resection surgery, and the other one will be operated on directly, to demonstrate if the delay phenomenon can reduce the incidence of anastomotic esophagogastric leakage.

We decided to conduct this trial as a pilot study due to the fact that the number of patients needed to achieve statistical significance was to high and would have taken almost 10 years. We established a recruitment period of 3 years, in wich we intend to include 60 patients.

Conditions

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Esophageal Anastomotic Leak

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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delay phenomenon by arteriography

intervention: delay phenomenon by arteriography. Patients who will be subjected a delay phenomenon by arteriographic procedure before esophageal resection surgery minimum 14 days before surgery.

An angiogram of the celiac trunk is performed through a femoral access before and after the embolization. A 4-5 Fr Simmons or Cobra catheter is used for the catheterization and embolization of the left gastric artery, and 0.035-inch platinum coils are proximally placed from the main trunk in the splenic artery. When accessory left gastric arteries are present, they are catheterized and embolized as well. The right gastric artery catheterization is realized by a 4-5 Fr catheter and coils or microcoils are proximally placed in the artery as well.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

delay phenomenon by arteriographic approach

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

we improve the microvascularization of the gastric fundus occluding the right and left gastric artery, and splenic artery two weeks before surgery by arteriography

control group

Patients who will be operated directly without gastric ischemic conditioning. The investigators don't performed any arteriography before the esophageal surgical resection

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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delay phenomenon by arteriographic approach

we improve the microvascularization of the gastric fundus occluding the right and left gastric artery, and splenic artery two weeks before surgery by arteriography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients requiring a subtotal esophagectomy with en-bloc resection and an intrathoracic esophagogastrostomy for esophageal cancer
* 18 or above years old
* Acceptance and signing the full informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Absence of pancreatitis
* Anatomic vascular alteration that contraindicate the embolization (congenital celiac trunk stenosis, presence of arcuate ligament,etc,..)
* refuse to collaborate in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Leandre Farran Teixidor

Chief of oesophagogastric surgery department

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Leandre F Teixidor, Ph D, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Bellvitge University Hospital

Locations

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Leandre Farran Teixidor

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Other Identifiers

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APIL_2013

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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