Randomized trial concerning the efficacy and safety of preoperative carbohydrate loading on postoperative bowel function

Randomized trial concerning the efficacy and safety of preoperative carbohydrate loading on postoperative bowel function - Randomized trial concerning the efficacy and safety of preoperative carbohydrate loading on postoperative bowel function

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000003336

Enrollment

Registered

2010-04-15

Start date

2010-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

stomach cancer, liver cancer, colon cancer

Interventions

Oral rehydration solution is administered as a carbohydrate loading two hours before surgery. In the control group, patients are not allowed to eat and drink for eight hours before surgery.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: adult patients aged 20 or over scheduled for major abdominal surgery under general anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients having gastrointestinal tract obstruction patients managed without epidural anesthesia patients having diabetes mellitus patients taking anticoagulants or antiplatelet agent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
activity of DAO, insulin resistance	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
safety	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiroshi Hamada

Hiroshima University Anesthesiology and Critical Care

hhamada@hiroshima-u.ac.jp082-257-5267

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026