Early vs Conventional Enteral Nutrition After Uncomplicated Paediatric Open Appendectomy
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Conditions studied: Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Children
In brief
This clinical trial is conducted to see if after surgery of appendix(open appendectomy) in children giving oral nutrition within 6hours of surgery instead of older method of starting oral nutrition after 24hours of surgery improves the outcome or not which is the length of hospital stay(from the day of surgery until discharge) and to look for complications associated with oral nutrition (nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhea) as well as return of bowel activity after surgery that is passage of flatus(gas) and stool.Participants after taking informed consent are enrolled in two groups,group A in which oral nutrition is started in 6hours and group B in which oral nutrition is started after 24hours of surgery and then see for the outcome during hospital stay until 1week after discharge on follow up.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07016919
- Run by
- Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore
- People needed
- 88
- Starts
- 2025-03-20
- Expected to finish
- 2025-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-06-15
Who can join
Age: 6 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 6-14years
- Both male\& female
- Uncomplicated appendicitis(no perforation/gangrene)
- patients who underwent open appendectomy
- ASA grade 1 only
- willing to participate and follow up
You may not qualify if…
- Any underlying comorbidities or organ dysfunction for example renal,GI, respiratory, congenital heart disease
- severe protein caloric malnourishment or obesity BMI>25
- any past surgical history related to gut
- any associated malignancy
- prolonged surgery(anesthesia time>3hours)
- complicated appendicitis (gangrene, perforation,intra-abdominal abscess)
- post-op shock
- ongoing infection
- GI dysfunction such as gastroesophageal reflux disease/obstruction.
Where it is running
- Shaikh Zayed federal postgraduate medical institute Lahore — Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan (enrolling)
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