A trial to determine if a special liquid diet (exclusive enteral nutrition) before Crohn's disease surgery improves recovery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Planned surgery for small bowel and/or colonic Crohn's disease (primary or repeat surgery)Surgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN73953171
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Birmingham
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 618
Inclusion Criteria
1. Any patient undergoing planned surgery for small bowel and/or colonic CD (primary or repeat surgery)
2. Age =16 years
3. Willingness to go on EEN for the duration of the intervention period (minimum of 6 weeks)
4. Capacity to give consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Surgery for peri-anal CD, ulcerative colitis, or inflammatory bowel disease unclassified (IBDU)
2. Patients who require parenteral nutrition in the 6 weeks prior to surgery
3. Inability to comply with the trial schedule and follow up
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method