Immunonutrition Versus Standard Enteral Nutrition Before Major Surgery

NCT00512213 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 154

Last updated 2012-04-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this trial is to compare preoperative Imunnonutrition with standard enteral nutrition regarding morbidity after major abdominal surgery in patients with NRS greater 3.

The primary end point is the complication rate until 30 days after surgery.

Conditions

  • Major Abdominal Surgery

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Immunonutrition for 5 days preoperative

Impact vs Meritene

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Standard enteral nutrition for 5 days preoperative

Impact vs Meritene

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Novartis

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • University of Lausanne Hospitals

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nicolas Demartines, MD · Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Center, Lausanne, Switzerland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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