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Prehabilitation to Overcome the Stress of Surgery: the Role of Nutrition in Enhancing Postoperative Functional Capacity

NCT01727570 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2014-11-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To determine the impact of nutritional supplementation with whey protein on postoperative functional capacity in patients undergoing colorectal surgery for cancer.It is hypothesized that, compared with a control group receiving nutrition counselling only, patients receiving nutritional counselling along with preoperative and postoperative nutritional supplements will have a significantly improved change in functional walking capacity from baseline to 8 weeks after surgery.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Whey Protein (Immunocal®)

The amount of Immunocal® whey protein the patient is required to take daily will be determined on an individual basis by the nutritionist according to the assessed protein deficit in the patient's diet.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Immunotec Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Franco Carli

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Franco Carli, MD · McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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