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Gastrointestinal Postoperative Early Enteral Nutrition: Immuno-enhanced Versus Standard Early Enteral Nutrition

NCT01778166 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2013-01-31

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Summary

Patients with gastrointestinal(GI) malignancy usually suffer from malnutrition and suppressed immune function, which might be worsened by major elective surgery.Enteral nutrition has been emphasized for patients with GI malignancy during the perioperative period to accelerate bowel function recovery, and improve nitrogen balance and immune response while reducing postoperative complications and hospitalization time.Early enteral nutrition(EEN) can promote the postoperative recovery of GI function and has been considered to have other advantages such as the reduction of medical cost and maintenance of intestinal barrier function. Immunonutrition containing special compounds like omega-3-unsaturated fatty acids has been put forward to modulate the immune response and improve the immune function in patients with cancer, which may have an better effect on the immune system than standard enteral nutrition. However, studies on immuno-enhanced early enteral nutrition after a resectable GI malignancy surgery are scarce.

The aim of this study was to determine whether immuno-enhanced early enteral nutrition(IEEN) is more effective than standard early enteral nutrition(SEEN) on nutritional status, immune function, surgical outcomes,time to adjuvant chemotherapy and days of hospitalization after laparoscopic GI surgery.

Conditions

  • Gastrointestinal Malignant

Interventions

DRUG

Immuno-enhanced

Immediately drip 37°C saline 20 ml/h and exchange to drip 37°C enteral nutrition fluid concerning omega-3-unsaturated fatty acids 20 ml/h at postoperative 6 h via jejunostomy tube or nasogastric tube

DRUG

Standard early enteral nutrition

Immediately drip 37°C saline 20 ml/h and exchange to drip 37°C standard enteral nutrition fluid 20 ml/h at postoperative 6 h via jejunostomy tube or nasogastric tube

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Natural Science Foundation of China

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Jinling Hospital, China

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Danhua Yao, MD/PhD · Nanjing University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2014-02-28
Completion
2014-03-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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