Status:
COMPLETED
The Impact of the Type and Route of Nutritional Support on Infectious Complications After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Jagiellonian University
Conditions:
Gastrointestinal Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The study was designed to test the hypothesis that immunonutrition and enteral nutrition would reduce the incidence of infectious complications in a population of malnourished patients following elect...
Detailed Description
All patients qualified between June 2002 and December 2007 to total and distal subtotal gastrectomy or pancreaticoduodenectomy were screened for eligibility to participate in the study. Malnutrition w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age between 18 and 80 years,
- Karnofsky performance status score of 80 or more,
- adequate organ function measured by routine blood tests
Exclusion
- patients \<18 or \> 80
- Karnofsky performance \< 50
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
600 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00732849
Start Date
June 1 2002
End Date
November 1 2007
Last Update
August 12 2008
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1st Department of SUegy
Krakow, _30978, Poland, 307981