POMX (Post Operative Morbidity): randomized controlled trial of chewing gum to reduce postoperative morbidity in elective orthopaedic surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN20301599

Enrollment

106

Registered

2011-09-29

Start date

2011-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Topic: Oral and Gastrointestinal, Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes

Interventions

Clinical assessment, including examination, electrocardiogram (ECG), basic physiological observations

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing elective orthopaedic hip and knee arthroplasty procedures and meet the following criteria: 1. American Society of Anaesthesiologists risk grade 14 2. Age > 40 years 3. Have received a general anaesthetic with/without peripheral nerve block Target Gender: Male & Female; Upper Age Limit 90 years ; Lower Age Limit 30 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Refusal of consent 2. Preoperative nasogastric feeding 3. Gastrostomy feeding 4. Preoperative impaired swallowing

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 15, 2026