Status:
COMPLETED
GI Surgery Pre-Operative Nutrition
Lead Sponsor:
James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital
Conditions:
Immunonutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Surgical patients are high risk for post operative infections. These post operative infections contribute to increased length of hospital stay, hospital costs and delay overall recovery time thus decr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Histologically documented neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Planned major elective surgery including esophageal, gastric, pancreatic or colon resections.
Exclusion
- Critically ill patients defined as any patient admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) prior to elective surgery.
- Current use of steroids or other immunosuppressive medications.
- History of hospitalization for pulmonary, cardiac or renal disease in the 6 months prior to elective surgery.
- Patients who exhibit signs and symptoms of infection or sepsis including: elevated WBC above 10,000 cells/ml; temperature \> 37.7 C
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
108 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01471743
Start Date
November 1 2011
End Date
February 1 2016
Last Update
February 23 2016
Active Locations (1)
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James A. Haley VA Hospital
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612