Nutritional Therapy Enriched With Omega-3 in Patients With Lung Resection

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorNational Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico

About this trial

The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of enriched formula with omega-3 in the 30-day incidence infection and inflammatory response following lung resection surgery in lung cancer patients.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Lung cancer diagnosis

Elective surgery for lung resection schedule at least four days before surgery

Signed informed consent.

Disqualifiers

Acute or chronic organ failure as hepatic or renal insufficiency

Patients with fish-allergy

History of any surgery within 3 months

Immunocompromised patients

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Fish oil enteral supplementation
  • Fish oil oral supplementation
  • Enteral nutrition without fish oil
  • Oral nutritional supplement without fish oil

Treatment groups

310 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups