Interventions to Decrease the Impact of Post-OPerative Ileus After Liver Transplant or Resection Surgery

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Ileus

In brief

This is a randomized controlled trial to assess ways to address post-operative ileus (POI) in adult patients on the liver transplant service undergoing either liver transplant or resection surgery. Patient who speak and understand English will be randomized into one of three groups including a.)control group receiving standard therapy for post-operative ileus, b.)group receiving standard therapy and acupressure bracelets, and c.)group receiving standard therapy and sugar free gum four times daily.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01156129

Run by

University of Nebraska

People needed

111

Starts

2010-09-01

Expected to finish

2012-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2023-09-07

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients 19 years or older who speak and read English and have had a liver transplant or liver resection surgery

You may not qualify if…

• Patients less than 19 years of age having liver transplant or liver resection surgery
• Non-English speaking
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• Unversity of Nebraska Medical Center — Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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