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Effect of Chewing Gum on Post-operative Ileus (GUMPI)

NCT02847364 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2022-02-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether chewing gum post-operatively decreases the time to first flatus or defecation in patients undergoing spine surgery as a indirect indicator of post-operative ileus.

Conditions

  • Ileus

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

chewing gum

The patient will chew one piece (1.45g) of regular chewing gum starting morning of post-operative day 1 for 30 minutes each time, three times per day, till the first bowel movement.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • American University of Beirut Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Abdel Majid Sheikh Taha, MD · American University of Beirut Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-02-29
Primary Completion
2023-02-28
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Lebanon

Study Locations

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