Medium Calorie Parenteral Nutrition on Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer Undergoing Surgery
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01700062 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 4, 2012
Last Update Posted : October 4, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Colorectal Neoplasms | Dietary Supplement: Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 40 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Official Title: | Assessment the Effect of Medium-Calorie TPN on Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer Undergoing Surgery |
Study Start Date : | April 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 2008 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2008 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Medium calorie |
Dietary Supplement: Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
Medium calorie ,Nonprotein calories 20 Kcal/Kg/day,Protein 1g/Kg,Fat emulsion 0.5 g/kg/day D1-D6 post OP standard calorie, Nonprotein calories 30 Kcal/Kg/day,Protein 1.5 g/Kg,Fat emulsion 50g/day D1-D6 post OP |
Experimental: standard calorie |
Dietary Supplement: Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
Medium calorie ,Nonprotein calories 20 Kcal/Kg/day,Protein 1g/Kg,Fat emulsion 0.5 g/kg/day D1-D6 post OP standard calorie, Nonprotein calories 30 Kcal/Kg/day,Protein 1.5 g/Kg,Fat emulsion 50g/day D1-D6 post OP |
- biochemistry data; Various inflammation-related cytokines ; [ Time Frame: 7 days ]
- clinical outcome(hospital stay..) [ Time Frame: 2 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients considered for major surgery for colorectal cancer Expected requirement for post operative PN or TPN of at least for 7 days Age >18 Hemodynamically stable Written Informed Consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hemodynamic failure of any organ Renal insufficiency Patients with severe liver dysfunction Albumin < 3g/dL DM with poor blood sugar control

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01700062
Taiwan | |
Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital | |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 80756 |
Principal Investigator: | JF CHUANG, M.S. | Department of pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
Study Chair: | JY WANG, M.D. | Departments of Surgery Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
Study Director: | YB HUANG, Ph.D. | Departments of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Responsible Party: | JUI-FEN CHUANG, Department of pharmacy, leader, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01700062 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
KMUH-IRB-960022 |
First Posted: | October 4, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 4, 2012 |
Last Verified: | October 2012 |
medium-calorie standard calorie parenteral nutrition |
Colorectal Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms |
Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Colonic Diseases Intestinal Diseases Rectal Diseases |