Clinical trial · Interventional
Effect of Preoperative ERAS Education on Recovery After Colorectal Surgery
The Effect of Preoperative Education Based on ERAS Protocols on Postoperative Recovery in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- 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)
This randomized controlled trial describes the design and conduct of ERAS-based preoperative education in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing colorectal surgery. The study is conducted in the general surgery clinics of Izmir City Hospital. Eligible patients are randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving structured preoperative ERAS-based education supported by an educational booklet or a control group receiving standard preoperative care routinely provided in the clinic. Postoperative recovery outcomes are predefined in the study protocol. The primary outcome is postoperative recovery on the first postoperative day, measured using the Quality of Recovery-40 (QoR-40) questionnaire. Secondary outcomes include postoperative hospital length of stay, total length of hospital stay, reoperation during hospitalization, and 30-day readmission related to postoperative complications.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERAS-Based Preoperative Education | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard Preoperative Education | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- ERAS-Based Preoperative Education
- description
- A structured preoperative education intervention based on ERAS recommendations for colorectal surgery. The session includes key components of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care and is delivered once within 48 hours before surgery. A written educational booklet is provided to support patient understanding.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: ERAS-Based Preoperative Education
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard Preoperative Education
- description
- Routine preoperative education delivered by the ward nurse as part of the hospital's standard surgical preparation practices. No ERAS-based materials or additional educational content are included.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Standard Preoperative Education
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteering to participate in the study * Age 18 years or older * Being literate * Ability to understand and speak Turkish * No diagnosed psychiatric disorder * No cognitive impairment * No visual or hearing impairment * Being conscious, cooperative, and oriented * Hospitalized with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer * Scheduled to undergo colorectal surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Requirement for emergency surgery * ASA score of IV or V * Experiencing a serious complication during surgery * Intraoperative creation of a stoma * Admission to the intensive care unit after surgery * Experiencing a serious postoperative complication * Deterioration of general condition after surgery
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