Examining the Effectiveness of Carbohydrate Loading as a Nursing Intervention in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

October 2, 2024 updated by: Mona Gamal, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University

Examining the Effectiveness of Carbohydrate Loading as a Nursing Intervention in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Comprehensive Analysis of Protocol Compliance and Patient Outcomes

The concept of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols has revolutionized perioperative care by promoting a series of evidence-based practices aimed at reducing surgical stress and improving patient outcomes. Among these practices, preoperative carbohydrate loading has emerged as a significant intervention designed to mitigate the adverse metabolic effects of surgery

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Assiut, Egypt
        • Recruiting
        • Assiut University
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- Cardiovascular disease

Exclusion Criteria:

Insulin dependent diabetes

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Study
Preoperative carbohydrate loading
Placebo Comparator: control
No intervention
Preoperative carbohydrate loading

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Length of hospital stay post cardio thoracic surgery
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 3, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

November 6, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 6, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 30, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 2, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

October 3, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 3, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 2, 2024

Last Verified

October 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 3380031

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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