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Comparative Outcome of Early and Standard Oral Feeding After Emergency Bowel Surgery
Led by Dr Hamail Khanum · Updated on 2025-07-02
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are comparing early versus standard oral feeding in patients undergoing emergency bowel surgery. The study involves adults requiring urgent abdominal surgery for various conditions like obstructive bowel disease, gastrointestinal perforation, colorectal surgery, or trauma. The goal is to evaluate how early feeding within 24 hours after surgery compares to delayed feeding after ileus resolution in terms of patient recovery. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups: Group A begins a liquid diet within 24 hours post-surgery, progressing to a regular diet if tolerated without vomiting. Group B starts a standard diet only after the ileus resolves, remaining fasting (nothing by mouth) until then. Both groups are managed by an experienced surgical team following standard protocols. Throughout the study, researchers monitor tolerance to oral feeding by checking for vomiting within 24 hours of starting a regular diet. They also record hospital stay length, febrile episodes, and any need to withhold oral intake again. Patients are discharged after tolerating a regular diet for at least 24 hours. All relevant data are documented to assess outcomes between the two feeding approaches.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
COMPARATIVE OUTCOME OF EARLY AND STANDARD ORAL FEEDING AFTER EMERGENCY BOWEL SURGERY
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Either gender
- Adults aged 18 years or older
- Require emergency surgery for conditions such as obstructive bowel disease, gastrointestinal perforation, colorectal surgery, blunt abdominal trauma, or penetrating abdominal trauma
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients with terminal cancer needing palliative surgery
- Patients who had surgery within the past 30 days
- Patients receiving regular renal replacement therapy
- Pregnant women
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - Day of surgery
Participants undergo emergency bowel surgery following standard protocols performed by an experienced surgical team.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - Up to 10 days or until discharge
Participants receive either early oral feeding starting within 24 hours after surgery or standard oral feeding introduced after resolution of ileus. Tolerance to oral feeding is monitored by checking for vomiting within 24 hours after starting a regular diet.
Daily monitoring visits during hospital stay
Duration - Until hospital discharge, up to 10 days
Participants are discharged after tolerating a regular diet for at least 24 hours. Duration of hospital stay and any additional clinical observations such as febrile episodes are recorded.
1 final discharge visit
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Gulab Devi Hospital Lahore
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 05307
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Research Team
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Dr Umnah Noor, MBBS
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Dr Hamail Khanum, MBBS
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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