Clinical trial · Interventional
A Trial of Preoperative CHO Drinks on Postoperative Walking Capacity in Colorectal Surgery
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Preoperative Carbohydrate Drinks on Postoperative Walking Capacity in Colorectal Surgery.
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This prospective randomized controlled study is designed to investigate whether preoperative oral carbohydrate loading improves postoperative walking performance, a surrogate indicator for overall functional recovery, in patients undergoing colorectal surgery as measured by 2-minute and 6-minute walk test. The secondary outcomes are postoperative insulin resistance measured with plasma insulin and glucose concentrations. The tertiary outcomes are duration of hospital stay, patients satisfaction during staying in the hospital and morbidity measured as postoperative complications.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowel; Disease, Carbohydrate Absorption | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Colorectal Neoplasms | Colorectal Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Difficulty Walking | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrate group | Dietary Supplement | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Control group | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Carbohydrate group
- description
- The carbohydrate (CHO) group will be given the carbohydrate drink (12.5% carbohydrates, 50 kcal/100 ml, 240 mOsmol/l, pH 5.0) 800 mL of one of the drinks the night before surgery, between 1900 and 2400 h, and another 400 ml in the morning of the operation day. The last drink will be no later than 3 hours before the scheduled induction of anesthesia. Of note, the last meal on the day before the operation will be no later than 1800 h. Following this meal, no food or drink will be allowed except the carbohydrate drink. The pharmacy department is responsible for preparing the carbohydrate drink.
- interventionNames
- Dietary Supplement: Carbohydrate group
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control group
- description
- The control group will be given pure water 800 mL of one of the drinks the night before surgery, between 1900 and 2400 h, and another 400 ml in the morning of the operation day. The last drink will be no later than 3 hours before the scheduled induction of anesthesia. Of note, the last meal on the day before the operation will be no later than 1800 h. Following this meal, no food or drink will be allowed except pure water.
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Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: \- patients aged greater than 18 years undergoing elective colorectal surgery at Siriraj Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * diabetes mellitus * any endocrine disorders or metabolic abnormalities * impaired renal function (GFR \<60 ml/min) * impaired hepatic function (Child-Pugh score class C) * a history of delayed gastric emptying time * body mass index \>30 * inability to communicate * severe physical disability.
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