Completed
Assessment the Effect of Medium-Calorie TPN on Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer Undergoing Surgery
What is being tested
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
+ Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
Dietary Supplement
Who is being recruted
Colonic Diseases+12
+ Digestive System Diseases
+ Digestive System Neoplasms
Over 18 Years
+2 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Phase 4
Interventional
Study Start: April 2007
Summary
Principal SponsorKaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Last updated: October 4, 2012
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Study start date: April 1, 2007
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.biochemistry data Various inflammation-related cytokines clinical outcome hospital stay
Principal SponsorKaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Last updated: October 4, 2012
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
40 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Colonic DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesDigestive System NeoplasmsGastrointestinal DiseasesGastrointestinal NeoplasmsIntestinal DiseasesIntestinal NeoplasmsNeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteRectal DiseasesSigns and SymptomsSigns and Symptoms, DigestivePathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsHyperphagiaColorectal Neoplasms
Criteria
1 inclusion criteria required to participate
Patients considered for major surgery for colorectal cancer Expected requirement for post operative PN or TPN of at least for 7 days Age > 18 Hemodynamically stable Written Informed Consent
1 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Hemodynamic failure of any organ Renal insufficiency Patients with severe liver dysfunction Albumin < 3g/dL DM with poor blood sugar control
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalGroup II
ExperimentalStudy Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital
Kaohsiung City, TaiwanOpen Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital in Google MapsCompletedOne Study Center