NCT04567641

Brief Summary

Introduction: Nutritional support is a vital therapy of most surgical patients. Early initiation via the enteral route has a significant effect on postoperative recovery. The prognostic role of CRP and albumin can be explained by their abilities to reflect inflammation in the acute phase in critical settings and assess the nutritional status of critically ill patients, respectively. This indicates the prognostic value of the CRP/ALB ratio in postoperative patients admitted to the ICU. Aim of work: Determine the effect of early enteral \& parenteral nutrition on ICU outcome \& nutritional status in postoperative abdominal surgical patients and investigate the effect of enteral \& parenteral nutrition on CRP/albumin ratio as an inflammatory marker \& its correlation with SOFA score. Methods: A prospective cohort non randomized study included 80 postoperative abdominal surgical patients at Critical Care Department, Cairo University over one year duration. Forty patients (50%) received enteral nutrition 6 hours after surgical procedures and 40 patients (50%) received parenteral nutrition 6 hours after surgical procedures. Nutritional status and inflammatory markers were screened. All patients were followed up during the ICU stay \& up to 3 months. SOFA scoring was done every 48 hours.

Trial Health

100
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
80

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2017

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2017

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2018

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2019

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 20, 2020

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 28, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

September 30, 2020

Status Verified

September 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

1.4 years

First QC Date

September 20, 2020

Last Update Submit

September 28, 2020

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • Gastro-intestinal tolerance: vomitting or diarrhea

    number of participants who develop nausea, vomitting or diarrhea

    7 days

  • Refeeding syndrome; hypokalemia and hypophosphatemia

    number of participants who develop hypokalemia and hypophosphatemia

    7 days

  • length of ICU stay

    measurement of days of ICU stay

    7 days

  • duration of mechanical ventilation.

    measurement of days of mechanical ventilation

    7 days

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • 3 months survival after discharge .

    90 days

  • re-admission within 30 days

    30 days

Study Arms (2)

Enteral Nutrition

Dietary Supplement: postoperative nutrition

Parenteral nutrition

Dietary Supplement: postoperative nutrition

Interventions

postoperative nutritionDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Forty patients (50%) received enteral nutrition 6 hours after surgical procedures and 40 patients (50%) received parenteral nutrition 6 hours after surgical procedures.

Enteral NutritionParenteral nutrition

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

The study included patients with age more than 18 years underwent major abdominal surgeries. Pre-operative nutrition screening was done using Nutritional risk screening (NRS 2000). Patients were divided into two groups: Group A: 40 patients (50%) received enteral nutrition 6 hours after surgical procedure \& Group B: 40 patients (50%) received parenteral nutrition 6 hours after surgical procedure according to the surgeons preference. Enteral feeding in group (A) was started 6 hours postoperatively via ryle tube or feeding jejunostomy including proteins (1.5 gm/kg/day) with a caloric value (4.1 kcal/gm), fat (caloric value = 9 kcal/gm) \& carbohydrates. Parenteral feeding in group (B) was started 6 hours postoperatively using SmofKabiven Peripheral \[FRESENIUS KABI\] : 1200 ml , 38 gm amino acids, 34 gm lipids, 85 gm glucose, osmolarity 850 mosmol/L with total energy approximately 800Kcal.

You may qualify if:

  • postoperative abdominal surgical patients at Critical Care Department, Cairo University over one year duration.
  • age between 18-80 years

You may not qualify if:

  • renal failure
  • liver failure
  • extensive burns
  • hemodynamic instability.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Target Duration
3 Months
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
clinical professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 20, 2020

First Posted

September 28, 2020

Study Start

January 1, 2017

Primary Completion

June 1, 2018

Study Completion

January 1, 2019

Last Updated

September 30, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-09