Effect of Chewing Gum on Duration of Postoperative Ileus Following Laparotomy for Gastroduodenal Perforations; a Multi Centre RCT.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Digestive SystemSurgery
- Registration Number
- PACTR202206468032528
- Lead Sponsor
- Self
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 52
Inclusion Criteria
All patients with confirmed gastric or duodenal perforation, between the age of 18 and 65 will be included. The upper age limit will be used because increasing age increases the risk of PPOI [10] yet we want the groups to be comparable.
Exclusion Criteria
i.patients with documented allergies to the contents of chewing gum
ii.Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus disease at the time of surgery since we are using a sugared type of chewing gum that may worsen the glycemic status.
iii.Patients who will be unconscious or unable to chew gum after 24 hours post-surgery
iv.Patients with traumatic perforations will be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method