Effectiveness of Gum Chewing on Ileus in Chinese Colorectal Patients Underwent Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

92 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-01-31

Study Completion Date

2016-06-30

Brief Summary

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Gum chewing group will have less ileus and early resume of bowel motion than control group.

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Detailed Description

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The standardize surgical techniques, less used of epidural analgesia, early ambulation and used of naso-gastric tube for decompression are aimed to reduce the paralytic ileus after abdominal surgery . Most Western studies have examined and found that gum chewing are able to prevent postoperative ileus or promotes early bowel function after abdominal surgery.

Conditions

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Colorectal Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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bubble gum chewing and routine care

Start chewing gum on postoperative day at three times daily with no more than 30 minutes till discharged

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

bubble gum

Intervention Type OTHER

Chewing gum group patients performing gum chewing on postoperative day 1 at three times daily for 30 minutes after operation and until discharged.

routine care

Non interventional group will receive existing routine care as usual

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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bubble gum

Chewing gum group patients performing gum chewing on postoperative day 1 at three times daily for 30 minutes after operation and until discharged.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with newly diagnosed colorectal cancer undergoing laparoscopic resection in in Queen Mary Hospital
* At least 18 years
* Speak Cantonese
* Able to follow study protocol and chewing gum study

Exclusion Criteria

* Cognitive disability
* Requirement of epidural analgesia
* Requirement of intensive care unit/ High dependency unit care postoperatively
* Inability to chew
* Presence of procedure other than colorectal resection
* Non Chinese

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No