Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Extremity Sarcoma

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy of implementing the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway in a prospective manner to patients undergoing surgical treatment for extremity sarcoma.

Condition

  • Sarcoma

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Any patient at Vanderbilt University Medical Center treated with surgical excision of a suspected extremity sarcoma - Adult patients >17 years of age - Patients of all preoperative opioid status (naïve or dependent)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients treated non-operatively - Non-English speaking patients

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model
Sequential Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Two-group, prospective, consecutively enrolled, comparative non-randomized trial (N = 120) is to determine the feasibility and efficacy of implementing an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pain management pathway to patients undergoing surgical treatment for an extremity sarcoma.
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
ERAS
Administration of a perioperative non-narcotic, multimodal pain management pathway.
  • Procedure: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
    Undergo an enhanced recovery after surgery program
No Intervention
Non-ERAS (Conventional)
Administration of a conventional perioperative pain management pathway that consists of both narcotic and non-narcotic pain medications.

Recruiting Locations

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
Contact:
Vanderbilt-Ingram Service for Timely Access
800-811-8480
cip@vumc.org

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Joshua Lawrenz

Study Contact

Vanderbilt-Ingram Service for Timely Access
800-811-8480
cip@vumc.org

Detailed Description

Specifically, the focus of this study will be regarding the administration of a perioperative non-narcotic, multimodal pain management pathway. Primary endpoints collected with be short-term patient reported outcomes (pain scores [PROMIS] and [QoR-15]), limb function scores [MSTS], and key clinical outcomes (hospital length of stay, opioid requirements/prescribing data and perioperative complications).