Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Surgeons Toward Nutrition Support in HIPEC Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Appendiceal Neoplasms; Neoplasm Metastasis; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Sarcoma; Adenocarcinoma; Pseudomyxoma Peritonei; Uterine Neoplasms

• Registration Number: NCT02374411
• Lead Sponsor: Edward Hospital

Brief Summary

The goal of this survey of international HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy) surgeons is to determine their knowledge of and attitudes towards the nutritional support needs of HIPEC patients and what their practice patterns are with this patient population.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-09
• Study First Submitted: 2014-09-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-02-23
• Study First Posted: 2015-02-27
• Primary Completion: 2015-03
• Study Completion: 2015-03
• Status Verified: 2017-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 2017-02-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 55

Inclusion Criteria

• Surgeon trained in and performing the HIPEC procedure

Exclusion Criteria

• Not performing the HIPEC procedure

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Collect questionnaire data from 150 HIPEC surgeons	Three months	Questionnaire development was informed by the works of: Karim et al, JPEN 2014 Mar 3, \[Epub ahead of print\]; Cahill, et al, Critical Care 2014, 18:R96; Vashi et al, Nutrition Journal 2013, 12:118; and Cahill et al, BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:197.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HIPEC surgeon practices of patient nutritional support assessed by questionnaire	Three months	Questionnaire development was informed by the works of: Karim et al, JPEN 2014 Mar 3, \[Epub ahead of print\]; Cahill, et al, Critical Care 2014, 18:R96; Vashi et al, Nutrition Journal 2013, 12:118; and Cahill et al, BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:197.
HIPEC surgeon attitudes toward patient nutritional support self-assessed by questionnaire	Three months	Questionnaire development was informed by the works of: Karim et al, JPEN 2014 Mar 3, \[Epub ahead of print\]; Cahill, et al, Critical Care 2014, 18:R96; Vashi et al, Nutrition Journal 2013, 12:118; and Cahill et al, BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:197.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Edward Hospital; 🇺🇸 Naperville, Illinois, United States