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Coffee Trial - Does Coffee Intake Reduce Postoperative Ileus After Elective Colectomy?

NCT01079442 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2011-09-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the investigators study is to investigate the effects of coffee on the return of bowel function and appetite, length of hospital stay, and complications after elective open colectomy in a prospective randomized trial. The primary efficacy endpoint is time to first bowel movement.

Conditions

  • Colectomy

Interventions

OTHER

Postoperative coffee

schedule for coffee administration for the present trial was chosen as follows (starting 6 hours postoperatively): * 08:00 100mL beverage * 12:00 100mL beverage * 16:00 100mL beverage

OTHER

water

The control drink consists of 100 ml warm water which is administered according a same fixed schedule as Group A starting 6 hours postoperatively: * 08:00 100mL beverage * 12:00 100mL beverage * 16:00 100mL beverage

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Heidelberg University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2011-03-31
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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