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Effects of Preoperative Immunonutrition in Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Bile Duct Cancer
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Oral IMPACT
Registration Number
NCT01256047
Lead Sponsor
Chiba University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether preoperative immunonutrition is effective on infectious complication and Th1/Th2 differentiation in patients with major hepatectomy.

Detailed Description

The investigators reported that preoperative immunonutrition improve the incidence of postoperative infectious complication in patients after hepatectomy, and modulation of Th1/Th2 differentiation may play important roles in this effect.

Object of this study is to investigate the effects of preoperative immunonutrition on incidence of postoperative infectious complication, and Th1/Th2 balance after hepatectomy.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • hepatectomy
Exclusion Criteria
  • age younger than 18 years
  • ongoing infection
  • gastrointestinal obstruction
  • respiratory dysfunction
  • cardiac dysfunction
  • hepatic dysfunction
  • renal failure
  • history of recent immunosuppressive or immunological disease
  • preoperative evidence of widespread metastatic disease

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
group AOral IMPACTpreoperative immunonutrition
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
postoperative infectious complication30 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
plasma IL-6, CRP, Th1/Th2 balance14 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chiba University

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Chiba, Japan

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