Probiotics and Recovery From Surgery

Stopped early · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Major Abdominal Operation

In brief

The study will investigate whether probiotics given just before and shortly after major abdominal operation improve outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01970683

Run by

Catholic Health Initiatives

People needed

140

Starts

2014-08-01

Expected to finish

2017-02-28

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All elective major GI surgical patients

You may not qualify if…

• • Current episode of acute pancreatitis as defined by clinician
• Active medication-induced immunosuppression including systemic corticosteroids, chemotherapy within 4 weeks, immunomodulating agents with transplant indication, biologicals for rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. Topical chemotherapy or corticosteroids, and chemotherapy applied during operation are allowed.

Where it is running

• Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines — Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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