Pre-operative Carbohydrate Drink to Preserve Peri-operative Insulin Sensitivity

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

30

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2016

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2018

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2018

Conditions
Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

simple carbohydrate drink

Patients will ingest 400 ml of the simple carbohydrate drink consisting of commercial orange juice without pulp which contains 50 grams fructose/galactose 2 hours before surgery.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

complex carbohydrate drink

Patients will ingest 400 ml of the complex carbohydrate drink containing 50 grams of maltodextrin powder in water ( orange food color and artificial orange flavor have been added to the drink) 2 hours before surgery

Trial Locations (1)

H3G 1A4

Montreal General Hospital, Montreal

Sponsors

Collaborators (2)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Mitacs

INDUSTRY

collaborator

Medtronic - MITG

INDUSTRY

lead

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

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