Does Coffee Intake Reduce Postoperative Ileus After Elective Colectomy?
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
- Enrollment
- 80
- Locations
- 5
- Primary Endpoint
- Time to first bowel movement
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of the investigators study is to investigate the effects of coffee on the return of bowel function and appetite, length of hospital stay, and complications after elective open colectomy in a prospective randomized trial. The primary efficacy endpoint is time to first bowel movement.
Detailed Description
Coffee is a popular beverage. Its effects on general well being, central nervous system and cardiovascular system are well known, but there is limited information regarding its effects on gastrointestinal function.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients scheduled for elective open or laparoscopic colectomy
- •Age equal or greater than 18 years
- •Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Participation in concurrent intervention trials
- •Need for a stoma
- •Known hypersensitivity or allergy to coffee
- •Expected lack of compliance
- •Impaired mental state or language problems
- •change in surgical procedure
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Time to first bowel movement
Time Frame: patients postoperative in hospital stay (mean 6 days)
Time from end of surgery until patient's first bowel movement (i.e. passage of stool).
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Nuh Rahbari
chief resident
Heidelberg University