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CTRI Number  CTRI/2009/091/000311 [Registered on: 15/06/2009]
Last Modified On: 29/09/2014
Post Graduate Thesis   
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study
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Follow Up Study 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study
Modification(s)  
A clinical trial to see the effect of stapled anastamosis and Hand sutured anastamosis in patients undergoing gastrointestinal end to end and side to side anastamosis. 
Scientific Title of Study
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An Open-label, Randomized, Prospective Study of the Effectiveness, Safety, and Clinical Outcomes of Stapled Anastomoses versus Hand-Sutured Anastomoses in Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal End to End or Side to Side Anastomoses 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
CI-07-0008  Protocol Number 
NCT00888849  ClinicalTrials.gov 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name   
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address 

Not Applicable
N/A

India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email    
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Kulwant S Saini 
Designation   
Affiliation  Johnson and Johnson Ltd 
Address  4th Floor, Building No. 9B, Cyber City, DLF Phase III, Gurgaon-122002 (Haryana), INDIA

Gurgaon
HARYANA
122002
India 
Phone  +91 124 4285854 or 4781720   
Fax  +91 124 4285855   
Email  KSAINI @its.jnj.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

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Name  Charlotte Rodrigues  
Designation  Manager Corporate Communication 
Affiliation   
Address  Johnson and Johnson Ltd. 30,Forjett Street,Mumbai-400036

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400036
India 
Phone  02266646464  
Fax    
Email  CRodrig8@ITS.JNJ.COM  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Johnson and Johnson Ltd. 
 
Primary Sponsor
Modification(s)  
Name  Johnson and Johnson Ltd 
Address  Johnson & Johnson Ltd 501 Arena Space, Off Jogeshwari – Vikroli Link Road (JVLR), Behind Majas Bus Depot, Jogeshwari (East), Mumbai - 400060  
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 3  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr.Anil Agarwal  Department of GI Surgery,G.B.Pant Hospital  G. B. Pant Hospital, J. L. Nehru Marg,-110 002
New Delhi
DELHI 
011 -23235702 / 23234242

aka.gis@gmail.com 
Dr. Raj Gajbhiye  Department of Surgery, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College  Department of Surgery, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur - 440018,-440018
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9422101440

rajgajbhiye@hotmail.com 
Dr.Chandramohan  Government General Hospital  Surgical Gastroenterology,,-600003
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
09841031888

smchandra@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 3  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethical Commitee of Indiara Gandhi Government Medical College,Institutional Ethics Commitee,Department of Medicine,IGGMC,Central Avenue Road,Nagpur-440018.  Approved 
Govt.General hospital & madras medical college  Approved 
Maulana azad medical college and associated Lok Nayak,govind ballabh pant hospital,guru nanak eye centre, New delhi-110002  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Adults (18-75 years of age) undergoing emergency or elective surgery requiring a single gastric, small, or large bowel anastomosis.,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Hand sutured anastamosis   
Intervention  stapled anastamosis   
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From   
Age To   
Gender   
Details  a. Able to comprehend and sign or, if illiterate, leave their thumb impression on the study informed consent document; b. 18 years to 75 years (inclusive); c. Admitted on an emergency or elective basis requiring a single gastrointestinal anastomosis; d. Willing to adhere to standard postoperative care, including ventilator support if required; e. Female subject is postmenopausal (for at least 2 years) or surgically incapable of child bearing (at least 3 months post-surgical sterilizilation, with appropriate documentation); f. If female subject is capable of child bearing, must use an acceptable method of birth control (hormonal or IUD) for at least 3 months prior to surgery and continue use throughout the study; maintained normal menstrual pattern for the past three months and has a negative urine pregnancy test prior to day of surgical procedure; and g. Absence of medical history of psychiatric disorders that could limit the subject?s ability to understand the procedure, comply with medical, surgical, and/or behavioral recommendations.  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  a. Women of childbearing potential who are pregnant at the time of screening or at the time of surgery; b. Subject is on treatment with Corticosteroid maintenance therapy (equivalent to > 10mg/day of Prednisone), immunosuppressive or chemotherapeutic agents within 14 days prior to enrollment; or likely to receive one of these drugs during study period; c. Subject has connective tissue disease, renal failure necessitating chronic hemodialysis or chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis as evidenced by serum creatinine of > 3mg/dL; d. Subject has liver failure as evidenced by CP category C; e. Immunocompromised subjects (hematological malignancies, history of bone marrow transplantation, splenectomized subjects, genetic disorders such as Lupus, severe combined immunodeficiency, etc.) or a positive HIV test result; f. Subject has extensive disseminated malignancy and unlikely to survive for more than 3 months based on investigator judgment; g. Any subject that the investigator determines is not likely to be compliant during the study period; h. Subjects determined or suspected to engage in substance abuse, or any subject who is currently, or has in the past 6 months, undergone substance abuse therapy; i. The investigator feels that the primary anastomosis is not feasible due to local conditions of the bowel or subject has unstable hemodynamic status requiring stoma; and j. Participation in any other investigational device or drug study (non survey based trial) within 30 days of enrollment.  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
Time of surgery
Time of anastomosis
Return to bowel activity movement
 
The trial will consist of the following visits:
? Visit 1 ? Screening
? Visit 2 ? Surgery
? Visit 3 ? Immediate Post-surgical period until day of suture removal
? Visit 4 ? Final Visit (approximately Day 25 post surgery)
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Days to be fit for resuming normal life Total anesthesia time Return to normal diet Frequency of post-surgical leak confirmed by medical or radiological examination Admission to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to post surgical complications related to anastomotic procedure Length of stay in ICU Intra-operative resource utilization: OR, Staff, anesthesia, Medications and medical supplies ICU resource utilization: staff, medications, medical interventions, diagnostic tests, and medical supplies. Post-operative ward stay resource utilization: staff, medications, medical interventions, diagnostic tests, and medical supplies Number of follow-up visits Days to be fit for medical/surgical discharge Days to discharge   The trial will consist of the following visits: ? Visit 1 ? Screening ? Visit 2 ? Surgery ? Visit 3 ? Immediate Post-surgical period until day of suture removal ? Visit 4 ? Final Visit (approximately Day 25 post surgery)  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="300"
Sample Size from India="" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  07/04/2009 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
In process 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary
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This will be a prospective, randomized, interventional, parallel, controlled trial to compare surgical and patient outcomes across stapled (Group II) versus hand-sutured (Group I) groups. At least 300 patients, male and female, admitted on emergency or elective admissions will be enrolled in the study. Subjects enrolled in the study will be randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups i.e Group I - Hand Sutured and Group II - Stapled. 
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