Overview
The Impact of the Type and Route of Nutritional Support on Infectious Complications After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
Status:
Completed
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-11-01
2007-11-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
The study was designed to test the hypothesis that immunonutrition and enteral nutrition would reduce the incidence of infectious complications in a population of malnourished patients following elective upper GI surgeryPhase:
Phase 4Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy VolunteersDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Jagiellonian University
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:- age between 18 and 80 years,
- Karnofsky performance status score of 80 or more,
- adequate organ function measured by routine blood tests
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients <18 or > 80
- Karnofsky performance < 50