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Perioperative Nutrition in Gastric Bypass Surgery
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by University Hospital, Geneva, June 2008
Sponsored by: University Hospital, Geneva
Information provided by: University Hospital, Geneva
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00549237
  Purpose

The aim is to demonstrate the influence of peri operative nutrition on the preservation of lean body mass after gastric bypass, as well as it's influence on postoperative complications.


Condition Intervention
Body Composition
Postoperative Complications
Length of Stay
Dietary Supplement: Glucose load (Nutricia)
Other: Post operative early enteral feeding

MedlinePlus related topics: Obesity
Drug Information available for: Dextrose
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: Perioperative Nutrition in Gastric Bypass Surgery for Morbid Obesity

Further study details as provided by University Hospital, Geneva:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Post operative body mass composition [ Time Frame: 2 years ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Post operative complications [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
  • Lenght of stay

Estimated Enrollment: 190
Study Start Date: November 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: November 2009
Arms Assigned Interventions
Nutrition: Active Comparator
Preoperative Glucose load and Post operative immediate enteral nutrition
Dietary Supplement: Glucose load (Nutricia)
Pre opertative glucose load: 800 ml of PreOp (Nutricia) 12h before surgery; 400 ml of PreOp (Nutricia) 2 hours before surgery
Other: Post operative early enteral feeding
Enteral feeding starting 6 hours post surgery
Control: No Intervention
No pre operative glucose load. No early post operative nutrition

Detailed Description:

Outcome measures:

Lean body mass Length of hospital stay Weight loss Postoperative complications Cost

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • RYGBP surgery planned
  • Age over 18
  • Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous bariatric surgery
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00549237

Contacts
Contact: Dan E Azagury, MD +41223727704 dan.azagury@hcuge.ch
Contact: Olivier Huber, PD +41223727704 olivier.huber@hcuge.ch

Locations
Switzerland
Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève Recruiting
Geneva, Switzerland, 1211
Sponsors and Collaborators
University Hospital, Geneva
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Dan E Azagury, MD Geneva University Hospital
  More Information

Study ID Numbers: CER 07 - 096
Study First Received: October 24, 2007
Last Updated: September 4, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00549237  
Health Authority: Switzerland: Federal Office of Public Health

Keywords provided by University Hospital, Geneva:
RYGBP
Early nutrition
Lean body mass

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Obesity
Postoperative Complications
Obesity, Morbid

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pathologic Processes

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009