Jejunal versus oral nutrition support for one month after discharge from hospital following oesphagectomy or total gastrectomy - A randomised controlled trial.

In patients discharged from hospital following oesphagectomy or total gastrectomy, what is the effect of one month of jejunal versus oral nutrition support on body weight? A randomised controlled trial

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12615000646549

Enrollment

Registered

2015-06-23

Start date

2015-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to assess the impact of providing 900 calories from enteral feeding versus oral supplementation for the first month following discharge, for patients who have undergone oesophageal or total gastrectomy surgery.

Interventions

One month of overnight continuous jejunal tube feeding using Nutrison Multifibre Energy via an infinity pump for 10 hours from 8pm - 6am after discharge from hospital following oesophagectomy or total gastrectomy, providing 900 calories per night. Patients will administer their own enteral nutrition. Adherence will be monitored at time of follow up with stock checks.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Curative oesophagectomy or total gastrectomy. Have a jejunal or Naso-jejunal feeding tube placed during surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Non-curative surgery Limited English or cognitive ability to prevent consent Patients requiring enteral feeding on discharge from hospital due to complications.

Outcome results