Nitrous Oxide and Risk of Cancer Recurrence After Colorectal Surgery: A Randomized, Blinded Study

NCT00781352 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 408

Last updated 2016-06-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study was developed to test the hypothesis that the risk of colorectal cancer recurrence was similar in patients who were randomly assigned to 65% nitrous oxide or nitrogen during colorectal surgery.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

nitrous oxide

65% nitrous oxide administered during surgery

DRUG

nitrogen

Nitrogen administration during surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Cleveland Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Edith Fleischmann, M.D. · Medical University of Vienna

  • Daniel I Sessler, M.D. · The Cleveland Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-11-30
Primary Completion
2003-11-30
Completion
2007-03-31

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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