Status:
UNKNOWN
Gum Chewing Reduces the Risk of Postoperative Ileus After Arthroplasty Procedures in The Elderly Population
Lead Sponsor:
Indus Hospital and Health Network
Collaborating Sponsors:
Aga Khan University
Conditions:
Paralytic Ileus
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Postoperative ileus (POI) is defined as a temporary cessation of bowel movement after a surgical procedure. Surgical procedures not only include abdominal or colorectal procedures but non-abdominal pr...
Detailed Description
Study Enrollment Procedures Enrollment will be a continuous process with screening and enrolling eligible patients admitted through the clinic electively for primary THR. Informed consent will be take...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult patients aged 50-70 years
- Undergoing elective primary hip arthroplasty surgery
- ASA grade I, II, and III
- The patients undergoing general anesthesia with/without neuraxial anesthesia
Exclusion
- Patients refusing to consent
- Patients already having an established nasogastric (NG) tube/gastrostomy feeding, or unsafe/unable to swallow due to any neurological condition
- Patients with documented bowel disease other than peptic ulcers
- History of chronic constipation more than 3 days before surgery
- Inability to chew gum due to dental issues
- traumatic and revision cases of arthroplasty
- adjuvant surgical procedures (abdominal, thoracic, etc.) besides the primary arthroplasty procedure will also be excluded from the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04489875
Start Date
September 1 2020
End Date
September 1 2021
Last Update
July 30 2020
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