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Use of Beetroot Juice to Protect Against Postoperative Ileus (POI) Following Colorectal Surgery: a Pilot Study.

NCT03772444 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2023-01-20

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Summary

The BEET IT study investigates the possible protective effect of beetroot juice on POI following colorectal surgery in (partially) blinded single-center phase 2 randomized trial (pilot study).

Conditions

  • Postoperative Ileus

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Beetroot juice

Patients will drink 70 ml of beetroot juice daily in the week prior to surgery; the last dose will be administered via the nasogastric tube just before the start of the procedure.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Nitrate-depleted beetroot juice

Patients will drink 70 ml of nitrate-depleted beetroot juice daily in the week prior to surgery; the last dose will be administered via the nasogastric tube just before the start of the procedure.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Water

Patients will drink 70 ml of water in the week prior to surgery; the last dose will be administered via the nasogastric tube just before the start of the procedure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Ghent

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital, Ghent

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-15
Primary Completion
2019-05-25
Completion
2019-05-25

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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