MedTrace Logo

Mechanisms Underlying Postoperative Insulin Resistance and Inflammation

NCT01470534 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2012-10-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Having an operation places an enormous burden on the body, leading to the development of inflammation and so called 'insulin resistance'. Insulin resistance means the body is unable to respond to important hormones that control use of energy. Recent studies have shown that patients who develop 'higher' insulin resistance and inflammation have more serious complications and take longer to recover after surgery. The investigators do not know what controls the development of insulin resistance and inflammation after surgery. Similarly, the investigators do not know why certain patients develop much more insulin resistance and inflammation than others, even though they have the same operation.

The main purpose of the study is to try to find out which patients are prone to developing greater 'amounts' of insulin resistance and inflammation. The investigators also want to find out whether the investigators can reduce the 'amount' of insulin resistance and inflammation in these patients (for example by giving them carbohydrate \[sugar-based\] drinks before surgery - these have been shown to reduce insulin resistance in some patient groups).

Information from this study should improve the way the investigators prepare patients before surgery and this should help to improve patient outcomes following surgery (by reducing complications and speeding recovery after major surgery).

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

carbohydrate drink

carbohydrate drink

PROCEDURE

Muscle biopsy

Open muscle biopsy

PROCEDURE

Blood sampling

Venopuncture

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nottingham

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-11-30
Primary Completion
2012-11-30
Completion
2012-11-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT01470534 on ClinicalTrials.gov