Status:
COMPLETED
Does Pre-operative Carbohydrate Loading Reduce Insulin Resistance and Improve Outcomes in Elective Surgical Patients?
Lead Sponsor:
Unity Health Toronto
Conditions:
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Spine Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The recent development of an oral carbohydrate drink for consumption prior to elective surgical procedures has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity. However, these studies have not investigated t...
Detailed Description
In many Western hospitals, including St. Michael's Hospital, fasting for 12-14 hours is the standard protocol for patients entering elective surgery. Fasting results in a depletion of energy stores an...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft or spinal (decompression and fusion) surgery
- Ability to provide informed consent
Exclusion
- Patients undergoing associated cardiac procedures such as valve replacement or valve repair
- Patients undergoing spinal surgery without fusion
- Conditions likely to impair gastrointestinal motility or enhance gastrointestinal reflux
- On medications likely to delay gastric emptying
- BMI \> 40
- Existing Type I or Type II diabetes
- Participated in another study in the past 30 days
- Entering surgery greater than five hours after ingestion of morning drink
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00618592
Start Date
February 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2009
Last Update
July 22 2010
Active Locations (1)
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St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8