Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02165436
Chewing Gum Facilitates an Earlier Return to Bowel Function in Pediatric Scoliosis Patients: A Prospective Randomized Study
The Use of Chewing Gum Reduces Post-operative Ileus and Gastrointestinal Complications in Pediatric Scoliosis Patients.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 83 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 10 Years – 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of chewing gum on reducing post-operative ileus and reducing post-operative gastrointestinal symptoms in pediatric patients undergoing surgical correction of scoliosis. This study would provide minimal risk to its study population, and has the opportunity to provide a benefit to patients undergoing scoliosis surgery. If shown to be effective, this could lead to changes and improvement of the post-operative course for pediatric scoliosis patients.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Chewing gum | Subjective assessment - subjective assessment of abdominal pain and nausea. |
| OTHER | Control | No intervention will be assessed for this group. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-07-01
- Completion
- 2013-07-01
- First posted
- 2014-06-17
- Last updated
- 2014-06-17
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02165436. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.