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COMPLETEDNANCT01572155

Pilot Study: Anti-inflammatory Effect of Peroperative Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve

Hypothesis: Electrical stimulation of the abdominal vagus nerve has an anti-inflammatory effect and represents a new therapeutic approach to shorten postoperative ileus. Aims: In the present pilot ...

Lead sponsor: KU Leuven•1 locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

KU Leuven

Collaborators

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Age

18 - 70 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients with rectal carcinoma eligible for open rectal resection
•Age between 18 and 70 years

Exclusion Criteria

•Preoperative therapeutic abdominal radiation
•Evident intra-abdominal inflammation (diagnosed by imaging and/or laboratory test results, including abscess or cholecystitis)
•American Society of Anesthesiologists physical-health status classification (ASA-PS) \>3
•Poorly regulated diabetes (\>200 mg/dl (=11mmol/l))

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: December 4, 2015Terms

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StatusCOMPLETED

PhaseNA

Enrollment24

Start dateMar 2012

Last updatedDec 4, 2015

Condition

Postoperative Ileus

Locations shown

University hospitals Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant

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ClinicalTrials.gov last update: December 4, 2015Data synced to Clareo: May 25, 2026

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