Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): Pilot Study of Carbohydrate (CHO) Loading Prior to Head and Neck Cancer Surgery

Not Applicable

• Conditions: head and neck cancer; Cancer - Head and neck

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000218291
• Lead Sponsor: Sydney Local Health District

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 28 June 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Adult patients >18 years undergoing major surgery with free flap reconstruction for head and neck cancer
- Able to speak adequate English to understand patient information sheet and give informed consent
- Willingness to participate in the proposed research

Exclusion Criteria

- Patients at high risk of refeeding syndrome as determined by pre-admission clinic dietitian assessment visit
- Patients with dysphagia requiring thickened fluids
- Patients with diabetes requiring insulin

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome of the study is the safety and tolerability of pre-operative CHO loading. <br>Tolerability will be determined by a visual analogue scale whereby patient-reported wellbeing measures eg thirst, hunger, anxiety, nausea, fatigue, pain etc will be captured.<br>Safety will be determined by presence/absence of adverse events. Every endeavour will be made through careful selection of eligibility/ineligibility criteria, potential adverse events may be nausea, vomiting, aspiration and hyperglycaemia which will be captured.[Day of Surgery -1, Days 1, 7, 28 Post-op, on Discharge, ]