Comparison of the Effectiveness of ERAS Protocol (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) Versus Traditional Care in Pediatric Ileostomy Reversal Surgery

This study compares the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol to traditional postoperative care in pediatric patients undergoing elective ileostomy reversal. The ERAS protocol uses a standardized approach to minimize surgical stress, lower complication rates, and improve recovery times.

Participants are randomly assigned to either the ERAS protocol group or the traditional care group. The main goal of this study is to measure and compare the average length of post-operative hospital stay between the two groups. Additional outcomes evaluated include post-procedure pain scores, time to bladder catheter removal, duration of intravenous fluids, time to start oral feeding, and time to mobilization.

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Key information

Conditions

Ileostomy - Stoma

Age range

6 month–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Pediatric patients undergoing elective ileostomy reversal. Patients who previously had stoma formation for conditions such as Hirschsprung disease, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), or anorectal malformation (ARM).

Written informed consent obtained from parent/guardian.

Exclusion criteria

Emergency ileostomy reversal surgeries. Presence of severe systemic comorbidities or severe sepsis prior to surgery. Refusal to give consent.

Treatment and study plan

ERAS Protocol

Other

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery multimodal protocol involving early oral feeding, early catheter removal, early mobilization, and multimodal pain control Recovery after surgery

traditional care

Other

Standard postoperative care protocol with conventional fasting, standard intravenous fluids, and routine pain management

Primary outcomes

Length of Postoperative Hospital stay

Time frame: From date of surgery up to 30 days

total duration of hospital stay recorded in days from the completion of surgery until discharge
Length of postoperative Hospital Stay

Time frame: date of surgery up to 30 days

total duration of hospital stay recorded in days from the completion of surgery until discharge

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Children Hospital Faisalabad

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2026
Primary completion: 2027
Study completion: 2027
First posted: Sep 15, 2026
Registry last updated: Sep 17, 2026

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