Evaluating pre-operative carbohydrate supplementation in hip fracture patients - A feasibility study for a randomised control trial

Is a randomised control trial to evaluate the impact of pre-operative carbohydrate supplementation on patient outcomes feasible in acute hip fracture patients admitted to The Prince Charles Hospital Hip Fracture Unit?

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12617000588392

Acronym

CHOinNOF

Enrollment

Registered

2017-04-26

Start date

2017-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-05-08

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This feasibility trial will evaluate the provision of pre-operative carbohydrate drinks in the acute hip fracture setting to inform feasible and clinically relevant reserach protocol to enable a larger efficacy study to answer the research question.

Interventions

Evaluating the provision of pre-operative carbohydrate drinks in the acute hip fracture setting: A feasibility study for a randomised control trial Intervention: Carbohydrate supplement (0.5kcal/ml, clear fluid liquid; 50.4g carbohydrate (maltodextrin) per 400mL serve.) 400mL carbohydrate supplement to be consumed orally within 1hour, 2-3 hours before surgery. Single dosage only and consumption recorded by the administrating staff member.

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 No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

- fractured neck of femur - community dwelling prior to admission

Exclusion criteria

- non operative managment - diabetes requiring insulin - oral feeding aversion or carbohydrate intolerance - admission for supported accomodation including nursing home and residential aged care facilities

Outcome results