Effect of Intravenous Nutrition and Epidural Analgesia on Protein Loss After Surgery

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

22

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2004

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2007

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2007

Conditions
Postoperative Protein Catabolism
Interventions
OTHER

Intravenous nutrition with glucose and amino acids

Glucose and amino acids intravenously starting 20 hours before the operation until the second postoperative day. Glucose provides 50% and amino acids 20% of each patient's measured resting energy expenditure.

OTHER

Intravenous nutrition with glucose and amino acids.

Glucose and amino acids intravenously starting with surgical skin incision until the second postoperative day. Glucose provides 50% and amino acids 20% of each patient's measured resting energy expenditure.

Trial Locations (1)

H3A 1A1

Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal

All Listed Sponsors
lead

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

OTHER

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