NCT01894490

Randomized Clinical Trial: Nasoenteric Catheter or Jejunostomy

Randomized Clinical Trial: Nasoenteric Catheter or Jejunostomy as a Route For Nutrition After Major Upper Gastrointestinal Operations

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of Minas Gerais · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Curative treatment of upper gastrointestinal tract neoplasms is complex and associated with high morbidity and mortality. In general, the patients are already malnourished, and early postoperative enteral nutrition is recommended. However, there is no consensus concerning the best enteral access route in these cases.

Detailed description

A prospective randomized trial with patients undergoing esophagectomy, total gastrectomy or pancreaticoduodenectomy to asses the outcomes of either jejunostomy placement or catheter placement

Conditions

• Postoperative Complications After Gastrointestinal Operations

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-12-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2013-07-10
• Last updated: 2013-07-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil