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Role of Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Enhanced Postoperative Recovery After Colorectal Surgery

NCT02433938 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2018-10-02

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Summary

Aim of the study is to evaluate the role of postoperative tibial nerve stimulation in the enhancement of the recovery of bowel function and in shortening the hospital stay.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Tibial nerve stimulation

patients underwent a three days postoperative transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation

PROCEDURE

Sham tibial nerve stimulation

patients did not undergo a postoperative transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florence

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jacopo Martellucci, MD, PhD · University of Florence

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-11-30
Completion
2017-12-31

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