NCT03042195

Supplementary Postoperative Parenteral Nutrition for Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Supplementary Postoperative Parenteral Nutrition for Head and Neck Cancer Patients - A Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Copenhagen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to examine whether postoperative nutrition with endeavours of 100% coverage of the patient's estimated energy and protein needs, can reduce the incidence of postoperative complications.

Conditions

• Head and Neck Neoplasm

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Parenteral Nutrition	Supplementary parenteral nutrition to achieve 100% coverage of estimated needs

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-12-18
• Primary completion: 2017-09-01
• Completion: 2017-09-01
• First posted: 2017-02-03
• Last updated: 2018-04-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark