Trial of Chewing Gum to Reduce Post Operative Ileus in Elective Colorectal Surgery
NCT ID: NCT02372500
Last Updated: 2015-02-26
Study Results
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
130 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-03-31
2016-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The primary endpoint is time to passage of flatus (defined as end of operation to first passage of flatus, in minutes).
The trial will be unblinded to patients and observers and has been powered to demonstrate a 15% reduction in passage to flatus (130 patients required)
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Chewing gum
Patients will chew sugar free gum three times a day
Chewing gum
Sugar free chewing gum
Control
Normal post operative care
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Chewing gum
Sugar free chewing gum
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dale Vimalachandran
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
Principal Investigators
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Dale Vimalachandran, MD FRCS
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Countess of Chester
Rachel Clifford, MRCS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Countess of Chester
Locations
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Countess of Chester Hospital
Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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Surg050/14
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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