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The Food Network Effect

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllCasey Morehouse, DO
NCT07618559 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if exposure to food related visual stimuli during the postoperative period can improve gastrointestinal recovery after abdominal surgery in adult patients.The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does structured exposure to food related television programming shorten the time to return of bowel function after surgery? 2. Does exposure to food related visual stimuli reduce postoperative ileus and improve recovery related outcomes such as hospital length of stay, appetite, patient satisfaction, and medication use? Researchers will compare patients receiving structured food related programming during meal periods with patients receiving standard postoperative care to see if food related visual stimulation improves postoperative gastrointestinal recovery. Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to either a food-programming group or a stan

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients aged ≥18 years * Undergoing abdominal surgery (including general, colorectal, trauma, or surgical oncology procedures) requiring inpatient post operative admission * Able to participate in the intervention, including engaging with television based stimuli * Able to follow simple instructions in the postoperative period Exclusion Criteria: * Critical illness requiring ICU-level care beyond the immediate postoperative period * Mechanical ventilation (intubated patients) * Requirement for high-level non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP for respiratory failure) * Hemodynamic instability requiring vasopressor support * Life support measures, including continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) or ECMO * Altered mental status impairing participation (delirium requiring restraints) * Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) \< 13 or inability to follow commands
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What it tests

  • Food Related Visual Stimuli Exposure
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Where

1 site
Prisma Health Midlands
Columbia, United States
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