Status:

COMPLETED

Oral Versus Parenteral Nutrition Support to Improve Protein Balance in Colorectal Surgical Patients

Lead Sponsor:

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Collaborating Sponsors:

Montreal General Hospital

McGill University

Conditions:

Colon Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A prospective, randomized controlled study, using stable isotope methodology, is proposed to determine whether an oral nutrition support regimen, containing pressurized whey protein and glucose, is mo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The American Society of Anesthesiologists' (ASA) class 1 to 3
  • Colorectal surgery for non-metastatic disease (including right, transverse, left, sigmoid, subtotal, total, and hemicolectomy)
  • Nutrition status: 18.5 \< body mass index \< 30 kg/m2, stable weight over the preceding three months (\< 10% body weight loss), serum albumin \> 35g/l

Exclusion

  • History of hepatic failure (Child-Pugh score A-C and transaminases outside the normal range)
  • Renal impairment (Serum Creatinine outside normal range)
  • Cardiac failure (New York Heart Association (NYHA) classes I-IV)
  • Hepatic, Renal, Cardiac transplant
  • Endocrine disorders: diabetes type I \& II, hyper and hypothyroidism
  • Active inflammatory bowel or diverticular disease (Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis)
  • Musculoskeletal or neuromuscular disease
  • Anemia defined as hematocrit \< 30, hemoglobin \< 10 g/dl, albumin \< 25 mg/dl
  • Previous spine surgery or scoliosis limiting use of epidural
  • Pregnancy
  • Use of Steroids
  • Milk protein allergy or intolerance

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01222208

Start Date

March 1 2011

End Date

November 1 2011

Last Update

February 7 2012

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Montreal General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1A4