Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Preoperative Supplementation in Insulin Resistance

Lead Sponsor:

Kochi University

Conditions:

Liver Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

To elucidate the effect of preoperative supplementation of carbohydrate and branched-chain amino acids on postoperative insulin resistance in patients undergoing hepatic resection, we set a randomized...

Detailed Description

Twenty-six patients with hepatectomy due to a live tumor were prospectively randomized to receive a preoperative supplementation with carbohydrate and branched-chain amino acids-enriched nutrient or n...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The present study employed 26 patients, who underwent elective liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma or adenocarcinoma.

Exclusion

  • body weight loss greater than 10 per cent during 6 months prior to the surgery
  • distant metastasis
  • or seriously impaired function of vital organs due to respiratory, renal or heart disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

26 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00657124

Start Date

April 1 2007

End Date

December 1 2007

Last Update

April 14 2008

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Kochi Medical School

Nankoku, Kohasu-Okocho, Japan, 783-8505