Status:
COMPLETED
Postoperative Oral Intake Trial
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital of North Norway
Conditions:
Postoperative Care
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
Complete fasting until resumed bowel function after upper abdominal surgery is not beneficial. Enteral feeding has been claimed to be the preferred way of delivering nutritional support postoperativel...
Detailed Description
Complete fasting until resumed bowel function after upper abdominal surgery is not beneficial. Enteral feeding has been claimed to be the preferred way of delivering nutritional support postoperativel...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults subject to major, upper, open abdominal surgery (exceeding simple cholecystectomies and fundoplications)
Exclusion
- Crohns disease
- Mentally disabled
- Pre-op dependency on intravenous (IV) nutrition
- Expected life duration of less than 3 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
June 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
450 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00134407
Start Date
February 1 2001
End Date
June 1 2006
Last Update
September 5 2011
Active Locations (1)
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1
University Hospital Northern Norway,
Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway, 9038