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EDMONd - Elemental Diet in Bowel Obstruction

United Kingdom34 participantsStarted 2017-07-19

Plain-language summary

A feasibility study to provide 'proof of concept' of Elemental Diet (ED) as an acceptable/ useful feeding option for patient with inoperable malignant bowel obstruction and to examine the impact of ED on quality of life

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 90 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years * Confirmed inoperable bowel obstruction due to disseminated malignancy * Ability to tolerate 500ml of liquid * Capacity to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Bowel obstruction that can be managed with surgical intervention * Complete bowel obstruction and inability to tolerate small amount of liquid

What they're measuring

Taste acceptability of ED

Timeframe: Two weeks

Change in incidence of vomiting

Timeframe: Two weeks

Change in incidence of pain

Timeframe: Two weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03150992

SponsorRoyal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-12

Contact for this trial

Eleanor Smith

01483 688547 eleanor.smith@surrey.ac.uk

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