Evaluating the Efficacy of Current Treatments for Reducing Postoperative Ileus

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01869231

Enrollment

360

Registered

2013-06-05

Start date

2010-04-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2013-06-05

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Conditions

Post-operative Ileus

Brief summary

Aim was to investigate efficacy of current treatments - water, chewing gum, and olive oil, in resolving postoperative ileus.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTolive oil

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTolive oil and chewing gum

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTchewing gum

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTwater

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients underwent abdominal surgery for non neoplastic diseases

Exclusion criteria

* Metastatic disease * History of inflammatory bowel disease * Postoperative fever * Gastrointestinal fistula * Mint or olive allergy; and/or * Earlier abdominal radiation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
time to flatus	two days

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
time to stool	five days

Other

Measure	Time frame
length of hospital stay	seven days

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026