Early vs Conventional Enteral Nutrition After Uncomplicated Paediatric Open Appendectomy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-14
SponsorShaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore

About this trial

This clinical trial is conducted to see if after surgery of appendix(open appendectomy) in children giving oral nutrition within 6hours of surgery instead of older method of starting oral nutrition after 24hours of surgery improves the outcome or not which is the length of hospital stay(from the day of surgery until discharge) and to look for complications associated with oral nutrition (nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhea) as well as return of bowel activity after surgery that is passage of flatus(gas) and stool.Participants after taking informed consent are enrolled in two groups,group A in which oral nutrition is started in 6hours and group B in which oral nutrition is started after 24hours of surgery and then see for the outcome during hospital stay until 1week after discharge on follow up.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 6-14years

Both male& female

Uncomplicated appendicitis(no perforation/gangrene)

patients who underwent open appendectomy

Disqualifiers

Any underlying comorbidities or organ dysfunction for example renal,GI, respiratory, congenital heart disease

severe protein caloric malnourishment or obesity BMI>25

any past surgical history related to gut

any associated malignancy

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • early enteral nutrition
  • Conventional enteral nutrition

Treatment groups

88 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators