ERAS in Colorectal Surgery Diminishes the Negative Impact of Sarcopenia on Short Term Outcomes

NCT ID: NCT02618811

Last Updated: 2015-12-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

171 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-11-30

Brief Summary

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So far, the impact of sarcopenia has been analysed only in patients undergoing traditional surgical procedures (laparotomy) or those with metastatic spread. As the ERAS protocol combined with minimally invasive access decreases postoperative metabolic disorders, it seems possible that it can limit the deleterious impact of sarcopenia as well. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the use of ERAS protocol in colorectal cancer patients influences the postoperative risk due to sarcopenia.

Detailed Description

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The prospective observation with post-hoc analysis of 171 consecutive colorectal cancer patients was performed. In all patients 16-item ERAS protocol was applied.

Contrast-enhanced CT scan was performed preoperatively. From each scan one CT image at the level of L3 vertebra was transferred in Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine format (DICOM) and anonymised. Firstly, the threshold range between -29 and +150 Hounsfield units was set to semi-automatically outline muscle areas, - 150 to - 50 was used for visceral adipose tissue areas, and -190 to -30 was used for subcutaneous and intermuscular adipose tissue areas. Secondly, the software calculated the surface area (cm2) of each tissue. The L3 skeletal muscle area (rectus abdominis, external and internal obliques, transversus abdominis, quadratus lumborum, psoas, erector spinae) normalized for patient height was used to calculate skeletal muscle index (SMI) (cm2/m2).

According to Martin et al. sarcopenia was defined as a SMI \<41 cm2/m2 in women, \<43 cm2/m2 in men with a BMI \<25 kg/m2, and \<53 cm2/m2 in men with a BMI \>25 kg/m2 (10). To assess for myosteatosis the mean radiodensity of a L3 psoas muscle was measured. The cut-off for patients with BMI \<25 kg/m2 was \<41 Hounsfield units and \<33 Hounsfield units for patients with BMI ≥25 kg/m2.

For the purposes of further analysis the entire group of patients was divided into subgroups depending on the presence of sarcopenia or myosteatosis.

Conditions

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Sarcopenia Colonic Neoplasms

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Group 1

not sarcopenic

No interventions assigned to this group

Group 2

sarcopenic

No interventions assigned to this group

Group 3

not myosteatotic

No interventions assigned to this group

Group 4

myosteatotic

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* confirmed adenocarcinoma of colon or rectum
* complete preoperative radiology assessment with abdominal CT scan
* laparoscopic resection
* perioperative care according to ERAS principles

Exclusion Criteria

* unavailability of a preoperative abdominal CT scan (within 30 days prior surgery)
* emergency or initially open surgery
* patients treated with endoscopic techniques: transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM), transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME)
* concomitant inflammatory bowel diseases.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Jagiellonian University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Michał Pędziwiatr

MD PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Michał Pędziwiatr, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

2nd Department of Surgery, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

Locations

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2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University

Krakow, , Poland

Site Status

Countries

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Poland

References

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Greco M, Capretti G, Beretta L, Gemma M, Pecorelli N, Braga M. Enhanced recovery program in colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. World J Surg. 2014 Jun;38(6):1531-41. doi: 10.1007/s00268-013-2416-8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24368573 (View on PubMed)

Vlug MS, Wind J, Hollmann MW, Ubbink DT, Cense HA, Engel AF, Gerhards MF, van Wagensveld BA, van der Zaag ES, van Geloven AA, Sprangers MA, Cuesta MA, Bemelman WA; LAFA study group. Laparoscopy in combination with fast track multimodal management is the best perioperative strategy in patients undergoing colonic surgery: a randomized clinical trial (LAFA-study). Ann Surg. 2011 Dec;254(6):868-75. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31821fd1ce.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Huang DD, Wang SL, Zhuang CL, Zheng BS, Lu JX, Chen FF, Zhou CJ, Shen X, Yu Z. Sarcopenia, as defined by low muscle mass, strength and physical performance, predicts complications after surgery for colorectal cancer. Colorectal Dis. 2015 Nov;17(11):O256-64. doi: 10.1111/codi.13067.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26194849 (View on PubMed)

Jones KI, Doleman B, Scott S, Lund JN, Williams JP. Simple psoas cross-sectional area measurement is a quick and easy method to assess sarcopenia and predicts major surgical complications. Colorectal Dis. 2015 Jan;17(1):O20-6. doi: 10.1111/codi.12805.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Thoresen L, Frykholm G, Lydersen S, Ulveland H, Baracos V, Prado CM, Birdsell L, Falkmer U. Nutritional status, cachexia and survival in patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma. Different assessment criteria for nutritional status provide unequal results. Clin Nutr. 2013 Feb;32(1):65-72. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2012.05.009. Epub 2012 Jun 12.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Martin L, Birdsell L, Macdonald N, Reiman T, Clandinin MT, McCargar LJ, Murphy R, Ghosh S, Sawyer MB, Baracos VE. Cancer cachexia in the age of obesity: skeletal muscle depletion is a powerful prognostic factor, independent of body mass index. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Apr 20;31(12):1539-47. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.45.2722. Epub 2013 Mar 25.

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Malietzis G, Aziz O, Bagnall NM, Johns N, Fearon KC, Jenkins JT. The role of body composition evaluation by computerized tomography in determining colorectal cancer treatment outcomes: a systematic review. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2015 Feb;41(2):186-96. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.10.056. Epub 2014 Nov 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25468746 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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JagiellonianU-03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id