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Incidence and risk factor for refeeding syndrome

Incidence and risk factors for refeeding syndrome in patients undergoing surgeries of the aero-digestive tract for cancer - Refeeding Syndrome

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/05/033773
Enrollment
150
Registered
2021-05-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E898- Other postprocedural endocrine andmetabolic complications and disorders

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients greater than 18 years of age. 2. Patients with cancer of upper aero-digestive tract (Oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, stomach and periampullary cancers) 3. Moderate risk and high risk of refeeding syndrome according to ASPEN recommendations. 4. Receiving artificial nutrition in the postoperative period (nasogastric, nasojejunal and parenteral nutrition)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient on pre-operative artificial nutrition Patient with dementia, renal impairment Patient who are inoperable intraoperatively Patient who refuses consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. To study the incidence of mild, moderate and severe refeeding syndrome using the ASPEN consensus among the study population.Timepoint: 7days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To study the sensitivity and specificity of the NRS-2002 in identifying patients at risk of refeeding syndrome. To study the association of various pre-operative and post-operative factors with the development of refeeding syndrome To look for correlation between the severity of RS (lowest phosphate level) and calories received. To study the association of refeeding syndrome with post-operative morbidity. To investigate the clinical predictors of refeeding syndrome. Timepoint: 2 yrs

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shikhar More

Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute

shikharmore@gmail.com8521890962

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026