Early vs Conventional Enteral Nutrition After Uncomplicated Paediatric Open appendectomy-a Randomised Control Trial

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

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
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 6
Maximum Age: 14
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Age 6-14years

• Both male\& female

• Uncomplicated appendicitis(no perforation/gangrene)

• patients who underwent open appendectomy

• ASA grade 1 only

• willing to participate and follow up

Locations
Other Locations
Pakistan
Shaikh Zayed federal postgraduate medical institute Lahore
RECRUITING
Lahore
Contact Information
Primary
Dr Noor Ulain
noorulainch2@gmail.com
+92 3064687704
Backup
Dr Muhammad Sooban Qamar
soobanqamar@gmail.com
+92 3069783238
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-03-20
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-10
Participants
Target number of participants: 88
Treatments
Experimental: Group A (Interventional group) early enteral nutrition
Oral nutrition started within 6hours after surgery (paediatric open appendectomy) to this group
Active_comparator: Group B Conventional enteral nutrition
Oral nutrition is started to this group after 24hours of the surgery (open appendectomy)
Sponsors
Leads: Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore

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