Effect of Sham Feeding on Postoperative Ileus After Elective Liver Transplantation
NCT ID: NCT01956643
Last Updated: 2019-09-25
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
70 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-10-31
2014-09-30
Brief Summary
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The investigators hypothesize that sham feeding with chewing gum will accelerate return of gut function after liver transplantation.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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gum chewing
Gum type was standardized with all subjects receiving sugar-free xylitol gum.
The patients in the chewing gum group, gum chewing began the morning of postoperative day 1. Patients chewed gum (two tablets) 3 times daily in the morning, afternoon, and evening for 15 min. The administration of the therapy was implemented by ICU nurses and recorded in the clinical report form file. All gum-chewing patients completed their course of gum chewing until gas out.
gum chewing
gum chewing
Control
Routine care during NPO
Control
Routine care during NPO
Interventions
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gum chewing
gum chewing
Control
Routine care during NPO
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* an ability to chew gum
Exclusion Criteria
* age less than 18 years,
* inability to provide written informed consent
* an inability to chew gum
* hepaticojejunostomy
* sedated patients
* reintubated patients
* Glasgow Coma Scale \<13
* reoperation before gas out
* previous bowel surgery
18 Years
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Seoul National University Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ho Geol Ryu
Assistant Professor
Principal Investigators
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Hogeol Ryu, MD. PhD.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Seoul National University Hospital
Locations
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, , South Korea
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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ShamLT
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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