Improving early nutritional intake and functional outcome in postoperative colorectal surgical patients: A randomised clinical trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Surgery: ColorectalSurgeryColorectal
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN75902444
- Lead Sponsor
- Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 46
Inclusion Criteria
All consecutive patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery in the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
Exclusion Criteria
1. Any patient with dementia
2. Lactose intolerance
3. Pregnancy
4. Diabetes mellitus
5. Age under 16 years
6. Musculoskeletal conditions preventing accurate use of the handgrip dynamometer
7. Any patient unable to feed orally pre-operatively
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method