Whipple Protein Study
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Malnutrition
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Parallel, non-blinded, randomized controlled two-arm trial: supplement vs. placeboMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a complex and morbid operation that is associated with many potential complications. Many people undergoing PD are malnourished due to their underlying medical condition or difficulties eating in the face of abdominal pain or obstruction from pancreatic disease. This ...
Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a complex and morbid operation that is associated with many potential complications. Many people undergoing PD are malnourished due to their underlying medical condition or difficulties eating in the face of abdominal pain or obstruction from pancreatic disease. This study aims to assess the effect of high-protein dietary supplementation in improving perioperative nutrition and decreasing complications. We will randomize PD patients to an experimental arm in which they take a nutritional, high-protein supplement for 2 weeks before and after surgery, or to a control arm, where they will take a standard postoperative diet without supplementation. Outcomes and nutritional parameters will be examined after they complete the supplements.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04306874
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Harish Lavu, MD Associate Professor
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