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Metabolic Response Following Intake of 2 Metabolic Preconditioning Drinks

NCT00909701 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2009-07-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Surgical patients are usually starved for 8 to 12 hours before operation in order to reduce the chances of vomiting and other complications during the anaesthetic. Recent studies have suggested that this period of starvation might be harmful as it 'weakens' or 'stresses' the body before the operation. To avoid these harmful effects of starvation, patients are now given carbohydrate drinks (sugar-containing drinks that provide energy for the body) up to 2 hours before the operation. These drinks have been shown to make patients feel better, reduce sickness after the anesthetic/surgery and result in quicker recovery from operation. But the ways in which the sugar drinks have these beneficial effects on the body are unknown. The optimum time of giving these drinks to patients before operation is also unknown. This study will investigate the hormone responses of the body, following intake of 2 different carbohydrate drinks, in order to determine the optimum time of intake of these drinks in order to obtain the maximum benefits for the body.

Conditions

  • Starvation

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

PreOP Booster

1 serving of 400 ml per study arm

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

PreOP (Nutricia Clinical Care, Trowbridge, UK)

1 serving of 400 ml per study arm

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Group (part of ESPEN)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Nottingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dileep Lobo, FRCS · University of Nottingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2009-05-31
Completion
2009-05-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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