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Gynecologic NeoplasmsPhase 3NCT00328757

Safety of Regular Diet as the First Meal in Patients Who Underwent Surgical Treatment for Gynecologic Cancer

A Phase 3 study testing Regular diet as the first postoperative meal in people with Gynecologic Neoplasms, run by Chiang Mai University at 1 site in Thailand.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether it is safe to give a regular diet as the first postoperative meal in patients who underwent surgical treatment for clinically early-stage gynecologic cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Gynecologic Neoplasms
What is being tested?
Regular diet as the first postoperative meal
How many people
240 participants
Where
1 siteThailand
Study dates
May 2006to Apr 2007
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Clinically early-stage gynecologic cancer patients who underwent standard abdominal surgery as a primary treatment of their diseases

Who cannot join

  • Peritonitis
  • Perioperative hyperalimentation
  • Bowel surgery (except appendectomy)
  • Bowel obstruction
  • History of bowel surgery or inflammatory bowel syndromes
  • History of abdominal/pelvic radiotherapy
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  • Need for continued postoperative endotracheal tube or naso/orogastric tube placement
  • Need for postoperative Intensive Care Unit (ICU) administration
  • Pregnancy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Thailand1 site
  • Department of OB-GYN, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University

    Muang Chiangmai, Chiang Mai, 50200

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About this study

Official title: Regular Versus Liquid Diet as the First Meal in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Gynecologic Cancer Operation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to determine whether it is safe to give a regular diet as the first postoperative meal in patients who underwent surgical treatment for clinically early-stage gynecologic cancer.

Read the detailed description

Paralytic ileus, a temporary inhibition of bowel motility, is believed to follow all abdominal surgery. Surgeons have customarily withheld postoperative oral intake until the return of bowel function as evidenced by a presence of bowel sound, a passing of flatus/stool, and a feeling of being hungry. The major concern has been that early oral intake would result in vomiting from severe paralytic ileus with subsequent aspiration pneumonia, wound dehiscence, and anastomotic leakage. Recently, the practice of delayed postoperative oral intake has been challenged by evidence from extensive gastrointestinal physiologic studies that examine contractile activity of the intestine. These data have suggested that the concept of postoperative ileus as paralysis of the entire bowel with complete absence of any functional contractile activity is misleading. If postoperative ileus takes place, it is usually transient and not significant clinically. Several possible clinical benefits of early feeding after surgery exist that include better wound healing, postoperative stress ulcer prevention, reduced sepsis, improved sense of well being, shorter length of hospital stay, and cost saving. Currently, the practice of early administration of liquid diet after surgery has become widely accepted. For early regular diet administration, the proposed additional benefits would be lesser risk of aspiration, faster recovery of intestinal motility, and better nutritional status. Patients who had surgery as a treatment for gynecologic cancer deserve special attention in this regard as they generally have higher risk of developing postoperative ileus due to extensive and/or multiple intraabdominal surgical procedures including radical hysterectomy, pelvic lymph node dissection, and surgical staging procedures. At the same time, this is the group of patients that would benefit most from the aforementioned positive effects of early regular diet feeding.

Comparisons: Regular versus liquid diet as the first postoperative meal on the first day after surgery for clinically early-stage gynecologic cancer.

Being tested
Regular diet as the first postoperative meal
Keywords
gynecologic cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, radical abdominal hysterectomy, pelvic lymphadenectomy, surgical staging, postoperative feeding, Early-stage gynecologic cancer patients
Medical subject headings
Genital Neoplasms, Female, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Ovarian Neoplasms, Endometrial Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Regular diet as the first postoperative mealBehavioural

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Rate of clinically significant postoperative ileus

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Patient's satisfaction

  2. Other postoperative complications

  3. Time to first flatus

  4. Amount of meal taken

  5. Hospital stay

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 May 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2006
  3. Study completionApr 2007 (estimated)

Why it stopped: Before starting the recruitment process, new data from literature were available. The investigators considered that this study was no longer needed.

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Enrolment
240 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00328757
Sponsor's protocol ID
OF-01
Status last verified
Jun 2011
First submitted
19 May 2006
Last updated
28 Jun 2011
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Jeffery KM, Harkins B, Cresci GA, Martindale RG. The clear liquid diet is no longer a necessity in the routine postoperative management of surgical patients. Am Surg. 1996 Mar;62(3):167-70.

    PubMed 8607572
  • Patolia DS, Hilliard RL, Toy EC, Baker B. Early feeding after cesarean: randomized trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Jul;98(1):113-6. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(01)01387-4.

    PubMed 11430967
  • MacMillan SL, Kammerer-Doak D, Rogers RG, Parker KM. Early feeding and the incidence of gastrointestinal symptoms after major gynecologic surgery. Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Oct;96(4):604-8. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(00)00957-1.

    PubMed 11004367

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Regular diet as the first postoperative meal in people with Gynecologic Neoplasms, run by Chiang Mai University at 1 site in Thailand.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Jun 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Thailand. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Rate of clinically significant postoperative ileus. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00328757, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Jun 2011.

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