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Pre-operative Nutrition for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Led By Jennifer Katz, MD

Research Sponsored by NYU Langone Health

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up one week post surgery

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to see if using better tools to identify and treat malnutrition can reduce risks for patients undergoing surgery for inflammatory bowel disease. They also want to see if using a specific type of nutrition can

Who is the study for?

This trial is for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who are scheduled for elective resection surgery. Participants should be screened for malnutrition and willing to follow a nutrition plan provided by specialists.

What is being tested?

The study tests if screening IBD patients for malnutrition and giving them special immune-boosting shakes before surgery can reduce post-surgery risks, shorten hospital stays, and lessen major complications.

What are the potential side effects?

Potential side effects from the Ensure Surgery Immunonutrition shakes may include gastrointestinal discomfort or allergic reactions. However, these shakes are generally well-tolerated.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ visit 3 (30 days post-surgery)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~visit 3 (30 days post-surgery)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and visit 3 (30 days post-surgery) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Length of hospital stay

Proportion of patients who experienced postoperative major complications

Secondary study objectives

Percentage of nutritional shakes completed post-surgery

Percentage of nutritional shakes completed pre-surgery

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Nutrition specialistExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Participants will be assigned to this arm if the subject is determined malnourished. They will be sent to a nutrition specialist for a nutrition focused visit and will be provided standard of care intervention prior surgery.

Group II: Standard of CareActive Control1 Intervention

Participants that show no signs of malnutrition will be assigned to this arm. The subject will be provided with education and schedule of Ensure® Surgery Immunonutrition shakes for prior to surgery as per standard of care.

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