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N/A N=399 Randomized Treatment

Pancreas Resection With and Without Drains

Pancreas Tumor · Pancreatitis

Enrolled (actual)
399
Serious AEs
0.6%
Results posted
Aug 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: 60-day ≥ Grade II Complication Rate — 72; 76 Participants — p=0.804

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
No Drains (Procedure); Drains (Procedure)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Baylor College of Medicine
Primary completion
Sep 2016

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
60-day ≥ Grade II Complication Rate
72; 76 0.804
SECONDARY
60-day ≥ Grade III Complication Rate
44; 51
SECONDARY
Serious Adverse Event (SAE) Rate
2; 0
SECONDARY
Median Complication Severity Grade
1; 1; 4; 3
SECONDARY
60-day Frequency of Complications
1; 1
SECONDARY
90-day Mortality Rate
2; 0
SECONDARY
Rate of Specific Complications
20; 88; 38; 15; 1; 1
SECONDARY
Length of Stay for the Index Admission
5; 5
SECONDARY
Crude Cost
SECONDARY
Composite Quality of Life Scores
21; 21; 21; 21; 20; 20

Summary

This randomized prospective trial is designed to test the hypothesis that pancreatectomy without routine intraperitoneal drainage does not increase the severity or frequency of complications within 60 days of surgery.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • The subject has a surgical indication for distal pancreatectomy.
  • In the opinion of the surgeon, the subject has no medical contraindications to pancreatectomy.
  • At least 18 years of age.
  • The subject is willing to consent to randomization to the intraperitoneal drain vs. no drain group.
  • The subject is willing to comply with 90-day follow-up and answer quality-of-life questionnaires per protocol.

Exclusion Criteria

  • The subject does not have a surgical indication for distal pancreatectomy.
  • In the opinion of the surgeon, the subject has medical contraindications to pancreatectomy.
  • Less than 18 years of age.
  • The subject is not willing to consent to randomization to the intraperitoneal drain vs. no drain group.
  • The subject is not willing to comply with 90-day follow-up and answer quality-of-life questionnaires per protocol.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01441492). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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