Enhanced Recovery After Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Study Overview

This prospective observational cohort study aims to improve the postoperative course after minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy (MIP) with stented pancreaticogastrostomy (sPG) for pancreatic head or peri-ampullary neoplasms. Patients are submitted to an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program with early enteral nutrition (EEN).

Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is the standard of care for patients with malignant or benign disease of the pancreatic head or peri-ampullary region. The postoperative course after PD is strongly dependent of the occurrence of pancreatic fistula (POPF) and/or delayed gastric emptying (DGE). In a recent multicentre randomized controlled trial, the investigators have shown pancreaticogastrostomy (PG; without a stent in the pancreatic duct) to be associated with 8% POPF rate, significantly lower than pancreaticojejunostomy (20%) (1). Since then, PG reconstruction is considered the standard of care in PD, which is also underlined in more recent systematic reviews. In patients without POPF after PD, the length of hospital stay is determined by the occurrence of DGE, which is poorly understood and currently lacks any effective treatment. Patients who developed DGE after PD with PG anastomosis (n=18; 20%) had a significantly (p=0.014) longer (mean + sem) length of hospital stay (LOS) of 26.3 + 1.58 days, as compared to 22.4 + 1.27 days for patients without DGE (n=69). These figures are observed in the investigators' center as part of the multicentre RCT. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) or fast-track (FT) programs are able to reduce postoperative length of hospital stay (LOS). Indeed recently, ERAS or FT programs have been implemented successfully in PD (2). Patients were discharged 4 days earlier in the ERAS group, without a negative effect on the clinical outcome. Still, many surgeons are reluctant to implement ERAS programs because they fear compromising patient safety. In efforts to improve the outcomes of PD, many surgical techniques have been evaluated to restore the pancreatic digestive continuity after PD. However, the best way to ensure this and whether or not to perform the procedure via standard open or minimally invasive, i.e. 2- or 3-dimensional laparoscopic (3D-LPD) or 3-dimensional robotic surgery (RPD), is still under debate. The investigators have passed the learning curve of 50 3D-LPD and hypothesize the implementation of ERAS and EEN in 3D-LPD can improve short-term outcomes.

Pancreatic Neoplasms; Periampullary Neoplasms

PROCEDURE: ERAMIP

ERAMIP

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates	Results Reporting Dates	Study Record Updates
First Submitted 2016-01-22	Results First Submitted N/A	Last Update Submitted that met QC Criteria 2020-03-24
First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 2016-01-28	Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria N/A	Last Update Posted (ACTUAL) 2020-03-26
First Posted (ACTUAL) 2016-02-02	Results First Posted N/A	Last Verified 2020-03

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Design Details

Primary Purpose:
N/A

Allocation:
N/A

Interventional Model:
N/A

Masking:
N/A

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group/Arm	Intervention/Treatment
: ERAMIP with EEN Minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy (MIPD) with stented pancreatic-gastrostomy & Roux-en-Y reconstruction of the biliary limb of the hepatico-jejunostomy onto the efferent limb of the gastro-enterostomy (RY-GES). All patients are submitted to an ER	PROCEDURE: ERAMIP 3D-LPD with stented umbrella-pancreaticogastrostomy & Roux-en-Y reconstruction of the biliary limb of the hepatico-jejunostomy onto the efferent limb of the gastro-enterostomy (RY-GES)

Participant Group/Arm

Intervention/Treatment

: ERAMIP with EEN

Minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy (MIPD) with stented pancreatic-gastrostomy & Roux-en-Y reconstruction of the biliary limb of the hepatico-jejunostomy onto the efferent limb of the gastro-enterostomy (RY-GES). All patients are submitted to an ER

PROCEDURE: ERAMIP

3D-LPD with stented umbrella-pancreaticogastrostomy & Roux-en-Y reconstruction of the biliary limb of the hepatico-jejunostomy onto the efferent limb of the gastro-enterostomy (RY-GES)

Primary Outcome Measures	Measure Description	Time Frame
The incidence of severe complications	Severe complications are classified according to the Clavien-Dindo Classification, i.e. Therapy Oriented Severity Grading Score of postoperative complications (TOSGS grade 3 or more): complication that needs interventional therapy under local or general anaesthesia	From date of pancreaticoduodenectomy until the date of discharge from hospital or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures	Measure Description	Time Frame
Postoperative in-hospital, 30-day and 90-day mortality	Postoperative mortality rate	From date of pancreaticoduodenectomy until the date of discharge from hospital or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 3 month

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person’s general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:
ALL

Sexes Eligible for Study:
18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Patients, male or female, who undergo MIP + sPG for a pancreatic or peri-ampullary tumor
Patients with and without pre-operative biliary drainage (for obstructive jaundice)
Patients fit for minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy (MIP)
Informed consent signed

Pregnancy
MIP for pancreatic trauma
MIP for complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreaticography (ERCP)
Reconstruction of the portal vein or superior mesenteric vein
Any arterial reconstruction at the time of surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR: Baki Topal, MD, PhD, University Hospitals KU Leuven

Publications

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Topal B, Fieuws S, Aerts R, Weerts J, Feryn T, Roeyen G, Bertrand C, Hubert C, Janssens M, Closset J; Belgian Section of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery. Pancreaticojejunostomy versus pancreaticogastrostomy reconstruction after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic or periampullary tumours: a multicentre randomised trial. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Jun;14(7):655-62. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70126-8. Epub 2013 May 2.
Williamsson C, Karlsson N, Sturesson C, Lindell G, Andersson R, Tingstedt B. Impact of a fast-track surgery programme for pancreaticoduodenectomy. Br J Surg. 2015 Aug;102(9):1133-41. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9856. Epub 2015 Jun 4.
Topal H, Jaekers J, Geers J, Topal B. Prospective cohort study on short-term outcomes of 3D-laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy with stented pancreaticogastrostomy. Surg Endosc. 2023 Feb;37(2):1203-1212. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09609-9. Epub 2022 Sep 26.

Learn

Resources

Patients

Caregivers

Clinical Trial Record