Effect of Warmed Humidified CO2 on Peritoneum During Laparotomy
NCT ID: NCT02975947
Last Updated: 2016-11-29
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-08-31
2016-06-30
Brief Summary
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This study aimed to be the first human study to:
1. Demonstrate that peritoneal inflammation occurs during open abdominal surgery and also to demonstrate that pro-inflammatory cells (polymorphs, macrophages) are activated during the progress of the operation. This study aims to show that mRNA(using Q-PCR) is increased for pro-inflammatory cytokines. This study also aim to show that proinflammatory cytokines (Interleukin(IL)-1,2,6,9,10, and TNF by ELISA/confirmed using Western Blotting) are elevated during the course of the operation.
2. Demonstrate that the mechanism of bowel/peritoneal inflammation is causally related to the bowel/peritoneum drying (dessication).
This study will attempt to prove this by using humidified, warmed carbon dioxide gas which will warm and moisten the peritoneum/bowel. It is proposed that this will arrest the peritoneal injury and the inflammation. The investigators will attain peritoneal samples during open colorectal operations. The investigators will obtain samples at the beginning and end of the operation. This study design is a randomized controlled trial, where half the patients will receive humidified, warmed carbon dioxide gas during surgery, and the other half will get standard open surgery without carbon dioxide. 40 patients will be recruited in this study. Half (20) will get CO2, and other half (20) will get standard open surgery.
Detailed Description
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The study group will receive warmed (37°C), humidified (98% RH) carbon dioxide. The delivered gas will be defined by the United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary, which requires impurity of less than 200 parts per million, including water vapour. This medical grade CO2 will be warmed to 37°C and humidified to 98% RH using humidification system. The sterility of the system will be assessed regularly as per protocol.
The control group will receive no gas insufflation into the open laparotomy wound. This is current standard practice for all patients undergoing open laparotomy for colorectal resection.
The device that will be used for insufflation of sterile, humidified, warmed CO2 is the Fisher \& Paykel's HUMIGARD (Fisher \& Paykel Healthcare Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand).
It consists of a bacterial filter and a humidification chamber filed with 180mL sterile water, positioned on a humidifier controller that includes an integrated temperature and flow sensor. The outlet of the humidification chamber is connected to a thermally insulated 2.5m-long heated insufflation tube that maintains temperature and humidity of the gas to its outlet. The warm and humidified CO2 enters a gas diffuser (ST300DF VITA-diffuserTM, Cardia Innovation AB, Stockholm, Sweden) consisting of a 25cm-long polyvinylchloride tube (inner diameter of 2.5mm) with polyurethane foam at its end. The cylindrical polyurethane foam tip diverts the gas jet in multiple directions via the many small paths inside the foam. The gas is thus uniformly distributed and the large diffuser surface area greatly reduces the velocity of the outflow. Thus the system delivers humidified CO2 at 100% relative humidity and 37C to the surgical wound. The gas diffuser will be positioned inside the open abdominal wound cavity (in the right cranial quadrant) at a depth of approximately 4cm from the skin as soon as the abdominal wall retraction has been done. The insufflation of warm humidified CO2 will then start and continue until the abdominal wall retractors are removed and abdominal wall is commenced to be closed.
Calculation of Power: The investigators estimated sample size of 40 patients for 80% power using the literatures' reported standard deviation of levels of 3-chlorotyrosine (which is one of the study's primary biochemical markers of inflammation)
ANALYSIS OF BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR MARKERS: Where acquired, samples of the human tissue obtained (above) will be homogenised and assigned to biochemistry and molecular analyses. Total RNA will be extracted using a commercial kit, converted to cloned DNA and then probed for various pro-inflammatory genes. Where a change in gene regulation is noted, the investigators will assess the corresponding change in protein level using a combined approach consisting of multiplex ELISA to quantify changes in protein levels and further confirmation with Western blotting using corresponding specific antibodies.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Statistical analysis will be performed using SPSS for Windows version 18.0 GradPack (IBM, New York, USA). Non-parametric continuous variables will be tested using Mann-Whitney U tests and parametric continuous variable will be tested using t-test/ANOVA. Categorical variables will be tested using Fisher exact test.
OUTCOME AND STUDY END POINT:
The study will involve both clinical and laboratory based work, and the outcomes are as follows.
1. Laboratory based work:
From each patient, 4 samples will be taken and hence 160 samples will be analysed.
From each sample, the investigators will analyse the activation of pro-inflammatory cells (polymorphs, macrophages), level of messenger RNA.
The investigators will analyse level of (pro)inflammatory cytokines-- IL1,2,6,9,10, and TNF.
The investigators will assess the relationship between time (duration of operation) and the inflammatory markers.
The study will aim to prove that prove that as duration of operation increase, the extent of in inflammation the intestine's surface increases, and that this process can be mitigated by using humidified warmed carbon dioxide gas.
2. Clinical based work:
The study will see whether use of humidified, warmed carbon dioxide gas results in:
* Better core body temperature control
* Less postoperative pain
* Shorter hospital stay
* Less risk of complications, including wound infection, anastomotic leaks.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Control Group
Standard intraoperative warming measures including heated blankets, heating with forced warmed air, warming of fluids, and insulation of limbs and head.
Standard heating
Standard intraoperative warming measures including heated blankets, heating with forced warmed air, warming of fluids, and insulation of limbs and head
Study Group
The study group will receive warmed (37°C), humidified (98% RH) carbon dioxide delivered into the open peritoneal cavity.
Humidified, warmed CO2 insufflation of open peritoneum using Fisher & Paykel's HUMIGARD (Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand)
The study group will receive warmed (37°C), humidified (98% RH) carbon dioxide into the open peritoneal cavity using the Fisher \& Paykel's HUMIGARD system (Fisher \& Paykel Healthcare Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand). This will create a local atmosphere of 100% carbon dioxide (warmed, humidified) in the open peritoneal cavity.
Interventions
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Humidified, warmed CO2 insufflation of open peritoneum using Fisher & Paykel's HUMIGARD (Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand)
The study group will receive warmed (37°C), humidified (98% RH) carbon dioxide into the open peritoneal cavity using the Fisher \& Paykel's HUMIGARD system (Fisher \& Paykel Healthcare Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand). This will create a local atmosphere of 100% carbon dioxide (warmed, humidified) in the open peritoneal cavity.
Standard heating
Standard intraoperative warming measures including heated blankets, heating with forced warmed air, warming of fluids, and insulation of limbs and head
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Elective patients.
* Pathologies: colorectal carcinoma, polyposis syndromes, diverticular diseases, prolapses, and patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing elective resection.
* For colorectal carcinoma, all patients whether they are having curative or palliative surgery will be included.
* Patients undergoing open elective colectomy, with or without stoma formation/ bowel anastomosis.
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients undergoing Laparoscopic colectomy (multiport, single incision and also hand assisted) as all these patients receive heated humidified CO2.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Concord Repatriation General Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dr Ju Yong Cheong
Doctor
Locations
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Concord Repatriation General Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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HREC/12/CRGH/196
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id