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Effect of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrates on the Insulin Resistance of Elderly Patients

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Yonsei University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Old Age

Treatments

Dietary Supplement: carbohydrate group - carbohydrate (400ml)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04206189
4-2019-1014

Details and patient eligibility

About

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is more common in older patients, and increased insulin resistance is an important factor for POCD. Fasting before surgery is performed to reduce the incidence of pulmonary aspiration after anesthesia. However, prolonged fasting increases insulin resistance. Recently, it is recommended to minimize fasting times and consume carbohydrate drinks before surgery. Therefore, the investigators investigate whether preoperative carbohydrate drinks can reduce insulin resistance in the elderly patients. Fifty patients (age>65 years) scheduled for arthroplasty will be divided into carbohydrate (n=28) and control (n=28) groups. Randomly selected patients of the carbohydrate group are given 400ml of 12.8 g/100 ml carbohydrate beverage 2-3 hours before their scheduled operation. In contrast, patients in the control group are fasted from water 2 h before surgery according to standard protocol.

Enrollment

56 patients

Sex

All

Ages

65+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients undergoing arthroplasty
  2. age>65 years

Exclusion criteria

  1. The subject is a foreigner or illiterate
  2. Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastric emptying disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, or previous treatment for intra-abdominal cancer
  3. Patients with chronic renal disease or severe cardiovascular disease
  4. HbA1c >69 mmol/mol or BMI >30 kg/m2
  5. A duration of ≥5 h between consumption of CHO and initiation of surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Prevention

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

56 participants in 2 patient groups

Carbohydrate group
Active Comparator group
Treatment:
Dietary Supplement: carbohydrate group - carbohydrate (400ml)
Control group
No Intervention group

Trial contacts and locations

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