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NCT01869231CompletedNot Applicable

Evaluating the Efficacy of Current Treatments for Reducing Postoperative Ileus

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone Palermo1 site in 1 country360 target enrollmentStarted: April 1, 2010Last updated:
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Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
360
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
time to flatus
Study OverviewStudy DesignEligibility CriteriaOutcomesInvestigatorsSitesRecords & IdentifiersSimilar Trials

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Aim was to investigate efficacy of current treatments - water, chewing gum, and olive oil, in resolving postoperative ileus.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Crossover
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Patients underwent abdominal surgery for non neoplastic diseases

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Metastatic disease
  • •History of inflammatory bowel disease
  • •Postoperative fever
  • •Gastrointestinal fistula
  • •Mint or olive allergy; and/or
  • •Earlier abdominal radiation

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

time to flatus

Time Frame: two days

Secondary Outcomes

  • time to stool(five days)

Investigators

Sponsor
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone Palermo
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Dott.ssa Angela Inviati

M.D.

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone Palermo

Study Sites (1)

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