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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT00879294
Date of registration: 09/04/2009
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Wake Forest University
Public title: The Effect of Gum Chewing on Postoperative Ileus
Scientific title: The Effect of Gum Chewing on Postoperative Ileus
Date of first enrolment: May 2009
Target sample size: 0
Recruitment status: Withdrawn
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00879294
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Supportive Care. Masking: Single (Investigator).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Thomas Pranikoff, MD
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Affiliation:  Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- any child who has undergone appendectomy for perforated appendicitis

Exclusion Criteria:

- age less than or equal to 5 years

- unable to chew gum safely

- interval appendectomy



Age minimum: 6 Years
Age maximum: 18 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Perforated Appendicitis
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Chewing Gum
Device: Motion sickness wristband
Primary Outcome(s)
Time to resolution of post-operative ileus. [Time Frame: 1-14 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
CR1_IRB00005677
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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