Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:50 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:50 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02050451
Brief Summary:
The current study is designed to assess the impact of an enriched oral nutritional shake (Ensure Plus®) to improve the nutritional status and patient outcome after surgery to remove a cancerous bladder (radical cystectomy). Radical cystectomy with urinary diversion using a segment of intestine is the standard of care for invasive bladder cancer. This operation has a high complication rate and several studies have shown that this may be directly related to poor nutrition.
The investigators believe that patients who consume an enriched nutritional shake before and after surgery will improve their nutrition status and experience fewer complications, shorter length of stay and less readmissions compared to those who do not.
Patients who are scheduled to undergo elective radical cystectomy will be eligible for enrollment. Once enrolled, they will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will be offered Ensure Plus® twice daily for 2 weeks before and 4 weeks after their surgery and the other will be offered a daily over-the-counter multivitamin for the same period of time. The investigators will follow both groups for up to 30 days after their surgery and compare clinical outcomes such as: complication rates, length of stay, readmission rates and mortality as well as measure serum markers of nutrition status and assess changes in body composition.
Study:
NCT02050451
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02050451