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Effect of Smoked Plum and Chewing Gum on Postoperative Bowel Function Following Hepatic Resection

NCT02649153 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2024-01-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Every patient undergoing surgery in the abdomen, such as hepatic resection, will experience temporary paralysis of bowel function. This study aims to evaluate whether smoked plum and chewing gum can reduce the bowel paralysis after hepatic resection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. One third of the study population will receive smoked plum, one third with chewing gum, and the last will act as empty control.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

smoked plum

Patients will receive smoked plum (3 piece each time, three times per day) starting in the first day after resection until flatus

DRUG

gum chewing

Patients will receive gum chewing (three times per day) in the first day after resection until flatus.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Guangxi Medical University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Le-Qun Li, MD · Affiliated Tumor of Guangxi University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-01
Primary Completion
2023-06-30
Completion
2023-06-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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