Clinical impact of early enteral versus parenteral nutrition following cystectomy and extended pelvic lymphadenectomy
Completed
- Conditions
- Bladder cancer / invasive disease / UrologyCancerMalignant neoplasm of bladder
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN79535150
- Lead Sponsor
- Inselspital, University Hospital Berne (Switzerland)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 198
Inclusion Criteria
1. Consecutive series of 198 patients with invasive bladder cancer scheduled for cystectomy and extended pelvic lymph node dissection
2. Age >18 years
Exclusion Criteria
1. Age <18y
2. Pregnancy
3. No informed consent available
4. Previous radiotherapy to the pelvis
5. Prior bowel surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Occurrence of postoperative complications according to the Dindo-Clavien classification with particular respect for infections. Measured within the first 30 days after surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Recovery of bowel function (flatulence, passage of stool, nausea, vomiting)<br>2. Length of postoperative hospital stay<br>3. Nutritional biochemical variables <br>3.1. Serum albumin<br>3.2. Prealbumin<br>3.3. Total protein<br>Measured by questionnaire and blood samples on postoperative day 1, 3, 7, 10, 14 and 30 days after surgery.