Nutritional Status and Nutrient Supply in Hospitalised Surgical Patients

Assessing Nutritional Status and Nutrient Supply in Hospitalised Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03787537

Enrollment

128

Registered

2018-12-26

Start date

2017-08-01

Completion date

2018-12-31

Last updated

2019-01-31

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Conditions

Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer

Keywords

Nutrition, Surgery

Brief summary

Prospective single arm, single center observational study to assess the nutritional status and the nutrient supply during hospitalization for elective gastrointestinal surgery.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

* patients undergoing elective surgery of the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract * mental and verbal ability to understand, read and write in German language * written informed consent for study participation

Exclusion criteria

* age \<18 years * inadequate ability to be compliant with the study protocol or to complete documentation for the Food frequency questionnaires

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in nutritional status	24 hours pre-surgery and 7 days after surgery	Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score will be assessed at baseline and on postoperative day 7

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in plasma amino acid levels	24 hours pre-surgery up to 7 days after surgery	Blood sample analysis
Change in beta-hydroxybutyrate levels	24 hours pre-surgery up to 7 days after surgery	Blood sample analysis
Change in free fatty acid levels	24 hours pre-surgery up to 7 days after surgery	Blood sample analysis
Energy intake	1 day before surgery, the day of surgery and up to 7 days after surgery	Dietary intakes are collected by Food Frequency questionnaires and the data are expressed as the kilocalories (kcal) consumed per day
Change in low density lipoprotein levels	24 hours pre-surgery up to 7 days after surgery	Blood sample analysis
length of hospital stay	14 days	—
Change in triacylglycerides levels	24 hours pre-surgery up to 7 days after surgery	Blood sample analysis

Countries

Germany

Outcome results