Fluid and Nutrition in Elective Hip Surgery

Sodertalje Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hip Surgery Corrective

Treatments: Behavioral: Fasting.; Dietary Supplement: carbohydrate drink; Dietary Supplement: Water administration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01211184

STS1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether fluid or glucose administration before hip replacement surgery minimizes postoperative muscle breakdown (catabolism), fatigue and disturbances in carbohydrate metabolism.

Full description

1. How can a simple and safe way to measure the body's tendency to transient diabetes associated with surgery?
2. Can fluid or glucose administration before elective hip surgery, minimizing post-operative muscle breakdown (catabolism), fatigue and disturbances in carbohydrate metabolism?

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Patient scheduled for hip surgery. Exclusion Criteria: Endocrinological disorders.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Fasting

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

patients undergo surgery in the fasting state

Treatment:

Behavioral: Fasting.

Water administration

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients undergo hip surgery after receiving 800 ml water by mouth the morning 2 hours before surgery

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Water administration

carbohydrate drink

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients undergo hip surgery after receiving 800 ml carbohydrate drink by mouth

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: carbohydrate drink