Evaluating the Efficacy of Current Treatments for Reducing Postoperative Ileus

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone Palermo360 enrolled

Overview

Aim was to investigate efficacy of current treatments - water, chewing gum, and olive oil, in resolving postoperative ileus.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

360

Conditions

Post-operative Ileus

Interventions

olive oilDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

olive oil and chewing gumDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

chewing gumDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

waterDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients underwent abdominal surgery for non neoplastic diseases Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease * History of inflammatory bowel disease * Postoperative fever * Gastrointestinal fistula * Mint or olive allergy; and/or * Earlier abdominal radiation

Locations (1)

Università di palermo

Palermo, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

time to flatus

Time frame: two days

Secondary Outcomes

time to stool

Time frame: five days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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