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Early vs Conventional Enteral Nutrition After Uncomplicated Paediatric Open Appendectomy
Led by Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore · Updated on 2025-06-15
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
27 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This clinical trial is conducted to see if after surgery of appendix(open appendectomy) in children giving oral nutrition within 6hours of surgery instead of older method of starting oral nutrition after 24hours of surgery improves the outcome or not which is the length of hospital stay(from the day of surgery until discharge) and to look for complications associated with oral nutrition (nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhea) as well as return of bowel activity after surgery that is passage of flatus(gas) and stool.Participants after taking informed consent are enrolled in two groups,group A in which oral nutrition is started in 6hours and group B in which oral nutrition is started after 24hours of surgery and then see for the outcome during hospital stay until 1week after discharge on follow up.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Early vs Conventional Enteral Nutrition After Uncomplicated Paediatric Open Appendectomy
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 6 and 14 years
- Male or female
- Diagnosed with uncomplicated appendicitis (no perforation or gangrene)
- Underwent open appendectomy
- ASA grade 1 only
- Willing to participate and attend follow-up visits
You will not qualify if you...
- Having any underlying health problems or organ dysfunction such as kidney, gastrointestinal, respiratory, or congenital heart disease
- Severe malnutrition or obesity with BMI greater than 25
- Previous surgical history related to the gut
- Presence of any malignancy
- Surgery lasting longer than 3 hours (anesthesia time)
- Complicated appendicitis (gangrene, perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess)
- Postoperative shock
- Ongoing infection
- Gastrointestinal dysfunction like acid reflux or obstruction
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Shaikh Zayed federal postgraduate medical institute Lahore
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
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Research Team
D
Dr Noor Ulain
CONTACT
D
Dr Muhammad Sooban Qamar
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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