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Effect of Chewing Gum on Postoperative Bowel Function Following Upper GI Tract Cancer Surgery

NCT02260128 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2014-10-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Every patient undergoing surgery in the abdomen will experience temporary paralysis of bowel function. This study evaluates whether chewing gum can reduce the bowel paralysis after surgery in patients undergoing either esophageal resection or whipples procedure. Half the study population will receive chewing gum while the other half will act as control.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Chewing gum

The intervention group will receive chewing gum four times daily following surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Michael Bau Mortensen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Bau Mortensen, Professor · Departement of Surgery, Odense University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-30
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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