Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating Commencement of Low Residue Diet Versus Clear Liquids on Postoperative Zero Following Elective Colorectal Surgery
Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Device, Dietary supplement
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Able to freely give written informed consent to participate in the study and have signed the Informed Consent Form;
• Males or females, \>18 years of age inclusive at the time of study screening;
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class I-III;
• Colorectal surgery (open and/or robotic/laparoscopic);
• Elective Surgery
Locations
United States
California
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles
Time Frame
Start Date: 2017-08-16
Completion Date: 2018-07-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 100
Treatments
Experimental: Clear Liquid Diet
Clear liquids on postoperative day zero and intestinal rate measured by Abstats
Experimental: Regular Solid Diet
Regular diet from postoperative day zero and intestinal rate measured by Abstats
Authors
Sponsors
Leads: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center