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Nutritional Perihabilitation in Older Veterans Undergoing Surgery

NCT03073811 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2025-04-01

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Summary

This research study will be conducted in two parts. The first part will consist of selecting appropriate screening and assessment tools for Veterans undergoing elective surgery and identifying the number of Veterans who are malnourished and at risk of malnutrition. The second portion of the study will be to determine if a protein-enhanced diet before and after surgery will improve function and postoperative outcomes and compare the results to an education control group.

Conditions

  • Malnutrition
  • Nutritional Risk
  • Abdominal Surgery

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Protein enhanced nutrition intervention

Participants will be provided 30 grams of high quality protein (Ensure Max) three times a day for two weeks before surgery and four weeks after surgery.

OTHER

Education Control

provided educational on the role of nutrition to prepare for and heal from surgery, and Registered Dietitian will instruct participant to follow instruction on handout and one oral nutrition supplement per day for two week before surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Kathryn N. Starr, PhD · Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-20
Primary Completion
2022-03-31
Completion
2022-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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