Clinical trial · Observational
General Anesthesia or Combined Spinal-epidural Anesthesia With Ketofol Sedation in Colon Cancer Surgery?
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Anesthesia management in colon cancer surgery affects the postoperative mobilization, discharge and oral intake times of the patients. Due to the side effects of opioids, their use is tried to be reduced and therefore regional anesthesia methods are preferred in suitable patients. Especially in the preoperative period, opioid use has a negative effect on the recovery processes, morbidity and mortality of the patients. Epidural analgesia, a central block method, is recommended for postoperative pain control in ERAS protocols. Opioids suppress cellular and humoral immunity. Epidural analgesia reduces both opioid consumption and surgical stress response. It has been shown that epidural analgesia maintains the immune functions of patients and is associated with a decrease in tumor recurrence. It has also been shown to reduce postoperative pain, hypercoagulability and pulmonary complications, increase exercise capacity and accelerate the return of intestinal functions to normal. In line with this information, in this study, it was aimed to investigate the differences in the postoperative period in patients managed with regional anesthesia. In the study, it was planned to create two groups who underwent open surgery for colon cancer. The first group will be operated under general anesthesia and the second group will be operated under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia with ketofol sedation. An epidural catheter will be inserted in both groups for postoperative pain management. In the study, patients' age, gender, weight, comorbidity, ASA score, amount of local anesthetic used, postoperative VAS scores, mobilization time, time to start oral intake, nasogastric withdrawal time, drain removal time, urinary catheter withdrawal time, hospitalization time and total cost will be evaluated.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Colon Cancer | Malignant Colon Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| combined spinal-epidural anesthesia | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- general anesthesia group
- description
- Patients in this group will undergo open colon cancer surgery under general anesthesia. Epidural catheterization will be applied for postoperative analgesia.
- label
- combined spinal-epidural anesthesia group
- description
- Patients in this group will undergo open colon cancer surgery under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia with ketofol sedation. Epidural catheterization will be applied for postoperative analgesia.
- interventionNames
- Other: combined spinal-epidural anesthesia
Primary outcomes (19)
- measure
- visual analog scale (VAS)
- timeFrame
- postoperative 2nd hour.
- description
- A patient is asked to indicate his/her perceived pain intensity (most commonly) along a 5 cm horizontal line (between 0 and 5 points, 0 meaning 'no pain' and 5 meaning the worst) and this rating is then measured from the left edge (=Visual Analog Scale score).
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 40 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 40 years of age who are scheduled for open surgery with a diagnosis of colon cancer Exclusion Criteria: * Local anesthetic allergy * Patients scheduled for laparoscopic surgery
References
Publications (4)
- BACKGROUNDWu HL, Tai YH, Mandell MS, Tsou MY, Yang SH, Chen TH, Chang KY. Effect of epidural analgesia on cancer prognosis after colon cancer resection: a single-centre cohort study in Taiwan. BMJ Open. 2020 Oct 22;10(10):e036577. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036577. PMID 33093029
- BACKGROUNDCummings KC III, Zimmerman NM, Maheshwari K, Cooper GS, Cummings LC. Epidural compared with non-epidural analgesia and cardiopulmonary complications after colectomy: A retrospective cohort study of 20,880 patients using a national quality database. J Clin Anesth. 2018 Jun;47:12-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2018.03.005. Epub 2018 Mar 12. PMID 29544203
- BACKGROUNDLjungqvist O, Hubner M. Enhanced recovery after surgery-ERAS-principles, practice and feasibility in the elderly. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2018 Mar;30(3):249-252. doi: 10.1007/s40520-018-0905-1. Epub 2018 Feb 16. PMID 29453605
- BACKGROUNDGustafsson UO, Scott MJ, Hubner M, Nygren J, Demartines N, Francis N, Rockall TA, Young-Fadok TM, Hill AG, Soop M, de Boer HD, Urman RD, Chang GJ, Fichera A, Kessler H, Grass F, Whang EE, Fawcett WJ, Carli F, Lobo DN, Rollins KE, Balfour A, Baldini G, Riedel B, Ljungqvist O. Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS(R)) Society Recommendations: 2018. World J Surg. 2019 Mar;43(3):659-695. doi: 10.1007/s00268-018-4844-y. PMID 30426190