Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02622698
Oral Protein Supplementation Following Non-bariatric Surgery
A Randomized Trial of Oral Protein Supplementation Following Non-bariatric Abdominal Surgery
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 62 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Eisenhower Army Medical Center · Federal
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Investigators performed a randomized controlled trial of 62 patients undergoing elective abdominal operations. The treatment group was provided a liquid protein supplement and instructed to take a dose three times daily for the first 20 postoperative days. Investigators followed patients for six months and compared wound healing and changes in weight and laboratory values.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Prostat AWC | Prostat AWC- patients received protein supplementation after surgery |
| OTHER | Placebo | Placebo- Patients did not take any protein supplementation after surgery |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2011-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-06-01
- Completion
- 2012-06-01
- First posted
- 2015-12-04
- Last updated
- 2015-12-04
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02622698. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.