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Preoperative Nutritional Support in Esophagectomy or Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Esophagectomy
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Registration Number
NCT00585624
Lead Sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Brief Summary

We are proposing to evaluate the benefit of preoperative nutritional support with Impact Advanced Recovery in the most vulnerable group of elective gastrointestinal surgery patients who may experience a complication, esophagus and pancreas resections, and hypothesize that oral supplementation with 3 servings (0.75 L) Impact Advanced Recovery will reduce postoperative stay by 10-20% and reduce the incidence of major complications by 25%.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
344
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Male or female age 18 years or older of any race-ethnicity who will undergo an elective esophagectomy or pancreaticoduodenectomy.
  2. Surgery will be scheduled 5-7 days after consent date -
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Surgery is urgent or emergent and/or patient would be unable to consume nutritional supplement for 5-7 days
  2. Patient is currently receiving enteral (tube) or parenteral (IV) nutritional support
  3. Patients with known pre-existing renal failure requiring a low protein diet
  4. Patient is unable to drink 3 servings/day of a liquid supplement -

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postoperative stay in daysPostoperative stay in hospital & 30 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of major complicationsPostoperative stay in hospital & 30 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics

🇺🇸

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
🇺🇸Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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