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Effect of Sham Feeding on Postoperative Ileus After Elective Liver Transplantation

NCT01956643 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2019-09-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Postoperative ileus is a common after abdominal surgery. Multifactorial etiology such as surgical trauma, bowel manipulation and perioperative opioids contributes to delayed return of normal gut function Chewing gum has recently been used as a form of sham feeding to stimulate acceleration of gut function after abdominal surgery.

The investigators hypothesize that sham feeding with chewing gum will accelerate return of gut function after liver transplantation.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Ileus

Interventions

OTHER

gum chewing

gum chewing

OTHER

Control

Routine care during NPO

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hogeol Ryu, MD. PhD. · Seoul National University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-09-30

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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