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Congenital Heart DiseaseNCT02475759

Nutritional Prehabilitation Program and Cardiac Surgery Outcome in Pediatrics

A study testing Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for two weeks and Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for one week in people with Congenital Heart Disease, run by Ain Shams University at 1 site in Egypt.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Nutritional Prehabilitation Program and Cardiac Surgery Outcome in Pediatrics. A randomized controlled trial. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Congenital Heart Disease
What is being tested?
Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for two weeks and Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for one week
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
52 participants
Where
1 siteEgypt
Study dates
1 Nov 2017to 1 Nov 2019
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

The study included all infants with CHD, admitted to the cardiothoracic unit for either palliative or corrective surgery, and suffering from nutritional deficiencies with moderate or severe malnutrition .

Infants received long-term nutritional prehabiliatation. Those with congenital or acquired anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract; multiple congenital anomalies; chromosomal, metabolic,or endocrine diseases; any systemic illness; or fever or infection within 1 wk before the study entry were excluded

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Egypt1 site
  • 38 abbasia, next to nour mosque, Ain Shams University Hospital, Pediatrics department

    Cairo, 11517

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About this study

Official title: Nutritional Prehabilitation Program and Cardiac Surgery Outcome in Pediatrics. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Nutritional Prehabilitation Program and Cardiac Surgery Outcome in Pediatrics. A randomized controlled trial.

Read the detailed description

Nutritional Prehabilitation Program and Cardiac Surgery in Pediatrics. A randomized controlled trial to compare the outcome of malnourished congenital heart surgery patients who randomly received nutritional rehabilitation program 2 weeks and 1 week before surgical intervention.

Being tested
Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for two weeks, Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for one week
Medical subject headings
Heart Defects, Congenital

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for two weeksDietary supplement

    Also called Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program

    nutritional intervention received two weeks before surgical intervention

  • Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for one weekDietary supplement

    Also called Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program

    nutritional intervention received one weeks before surgical intervention

Study groups in NCT02475759
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
two weeks prehabilitation groupActive comparatorNutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for two weeks in malnourished congenital heart disease children
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for two weeks
one week prehabilitation groupActive comparatorNutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for one week in malnourished congenital heart disease children
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for one week

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. daily feeding characteristics

    daily feeding characteristics

    Measured: admission

  2. anthropometric and laboratory measure

    anthropometric and laboratory measure

    Measured: admission

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. length of ICU stay

    length of ICU stay

    Measured: 3weeks

  2. duration of mechanical ventilation and extubation timing

    total days of mechanical ventilation

    Measured: 3 weeks

  3. postoperative vital stability, surgical complication,nosocomial sepsis,inotropes withdrawal

    same as above

    Measured: admission

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Jun 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start1 Nov 2017
  3. Primary completion1 Oct 2019
  4. Study completion1 Nov 2019

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
52 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02475759
Sponsor's protocol ID
ASU 015
Status last verified
Feb 2022
First submitted
10 Mar 2015
Last updated
3 Mar 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for two weeks and Nutritional perioperative prehabilitation program for one week in people with Congenital Heart Disease, run by Ain Shams University at 1 site in Egypt.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Mar 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

daily feeding characteristics (time frame: admission). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Mar 2022.

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