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Trial of Low Residue Diet Versus Clear Liquids Following Elective Colorectal Surgery

NCT03260426 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2020-01-31

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Summary

Prospective randomized controlled trial investigating commencement of low residue diet versus clear liquids on postoperative zero following elective colorectal surgery, with regards to patient tolerability, incidence of nausea and/or vomiting, and postoperative length of hospitalization stay.

Conditions

  • Nausea/Vomiting

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Clear Liquids

Clear liquids on postoperative day zero immediately upon return to the floor and subsequent days' advancement of enteral diet to regular diet is as per discretion of the attending physician.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Regular Solid

Regular diet from postoperative day zero immediately upon return to floor and onwards

DEVICE

Abstats

Intestinal rate measured by Abstats™ in patients offered immediate solid versus clear liquids after colorectal surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Phillip Fleshner, MD · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-08-16
Primary Completion
2018-07-31
Completion
2018-07-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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