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The Effect of Gum Chewing on Postoperative Ileus

NCT00879294 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2017-11-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if chewing gum after surgery for perforated appendicitis will shorten the time of intestinal dysfunction.

Conditions

  • Perforated Appendicitis

Interventions

DEVICE

Motion sickness wristband

No drugs are involved.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Chewing Gum

Patients will be asked to chew gum for 20 minutes, four times daily.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas Pranikoff, MD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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