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Coffee for Paralytic Ileus

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Waitlist Available

Led By Fernando Aguila, MD

Research Sponsored by Mount Carmel Health System

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Patients undergoing small bowel resection. Can be elective, urgent or emergent.

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up from date of hospital admission up to date of hospital discharge (anticipated up to 2 weeks)

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Study Summary

This trial will compare the outcomes of patients who receive coffee during their hospital stay after small bowel surgery to similar patients who receive warm water.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ from date of hospital admission up to date of hospital discharge (anticipated up to 2 weeks)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~from date of hospital admission up to date of hospital discharge (anticipated up to 2 weeks)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from date of hospital admission up to date of hospital discharge (anticipated up to 2 weeks) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Time to removal of nasogastric tube

Secondary outcome measures

Length of Stay

Time to return of bowel function

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: CoffeeExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

100 cc's of coffee administered three times per day until return to bowel function has been established.

Group II: WaterPlacebo Group1 Intervention

100 cc's of warm water administered three times per day until return to bowel function has been established.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Coffee

2010

Completed Phase 3

~920

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mount Carmel Health SystemLead Sponsor

14 Previous Clinical Trials

10,039 Total Patients Enrolled

Fernando Aguila, MDPrincipal InvestigatorMount Carmel Health System

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any remaining slots for participants in the experiment?

"According to the most recent data on clinicaltrials.gov, this study is currently recruiting participants; it was initially posted in November of 2017 and updated as recently as February 9th 2022."

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Does this study permit minors to participate?

"This trial is available to participants aged 18 and above, up to a maximum of 100 years old."

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To what extent is patient participation in this trial being maximized?

"Affirmative. The information on clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this medical trial, initially posted in November 2017 and most recently updated in February 2022, is actively searching for 120 individuals from one specified centre."

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Am I eligible to join this experiment?

"This trial is enlisting 120 people aged between 18 and 100 that are being treated for paralytic ileus. In addition to suffering from this condition, participants must have undergone small bowel resection, whether it be elective or emergent surgery."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

The Effect of Coffee After Resection of Small Bowel

2017. "The Effect of Coffee After Resection of Small Bowel". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03143621.