Topic: Oral and Gastrointestinal
Conditions
Interventions
200 patients will be randomised to receive usual care plus gum and 200 will be randomised to receive usual care only. Patients in the gum chewing arm will be asked to chew gum for at least 10 minutes
Sponsors
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: We will include a wide range of patients (aged greater than 18 years, either sex) to ensure that the findings of this study will be broadly applicable.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Less than 18 years of age 2. Patients with Crohn's disease (as they may have markedly different nutritional needs and recoveries to most patients undergoing large bowel resection) 3. Emergency cases (non-gastrointestinal [GI] surgeons may do emergency surgery and pre-operative consent may not be possible) 4. Women who are pregnant or lactating
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of hospital stay, calculated from date of operation to date of discharge. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Vomiting, measured during days 1 - 5 post-operation 2. Infection, measured during days 1 - 5 post-operation 3. Anastomotic dehiscence, measured during days 1 - 5 post-operation 4. Quality of life, measured during days 1 - 5 post-operation, and at 6 and 12 weeks post-operation 5. Costs of care, measured during days 1 - 5 post-operation, and at 6 and 12 weeks post-operation | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed