Use of a Medical Food in Adults Undergoing Surgery
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Multi-center, prospective, one arm study to evaluate the addition of a medical food to the standard of care in elderly adults undergoing a surgical procedure.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Experimental Product Drink mix powder |
Other: Experimental Product
2 sachets per day
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Product Compliance [Study Day 1 to Study Day 30]
Percent of required study product intake from subject completed intake questionnaire
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Investigator Wound Assessment [Study Day 1 to Study Day 30]
Percent of patients with complete wound healing based on physician assessment
- Participant Wound Assessment Questionnaire [Study Day 14 and Study Day 30]
Participant completed 4 questions related to wound healing experience; 3 Likert-type questions scaled from 1-10 in negative direction; 1 dichotomous scale question
Other Outcome Measures
- Product Evaluation Questionnaire [Study Day 30/Exit]
Participant completed questionnaire; 4 Likert-type questions scaled from 1 - 9 in the negative direction; 2 Likert-type questions scaled from 1 - 5 in the negative direction
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Participant is scheduled to have non-melanoma skin cancer on either the head, leg, trunk and arm removed with final wound size of 1.0 to < 5.0 cm in diameter or with 1.0 < 5.0 cm long axis if not circular that will be healed by secondary intent
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Participant has an acceptable state of health and nutrition
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Participant agrees not to begin taking any new medications, dietary supplements, or alternative therapies during the study period
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Participant is interested in participating in the study, willing to comply with the study protocol, and willing to consume two servings of drink mix per day according to the protocol
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Participant has voluntarily signed and dated an informed consent form (ICF), approved by an Independent Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board (IEC/IRB) and provided Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) authorization prior to any study participation
Exclusion Criteria:
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Participant has a disease or condition that could interfere with the assessment of safety and efficacy of the study treatment and compliance of the participant with study visits/procedures
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Participant has type 1 diabetes mellitus or uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Participant has known immunosuppression
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Participant has platelet or coagulation disorders
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Therapy with another investigational agent within 30 days of Visit 1 that has not been approved
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Systemic infection at the time of enrollment in the study
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Currently receiving or have received recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor or similar therapies, or other bioengineered tissue therapy within the previous 4 weeks
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Participant has an allergy or intolerance to any ingredient in the study product
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Participant is taking nutritional supplement(s)/capsules/formulas for wound healing and is unwilling to discontinue therapy for the duration of the study
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Participation in another clinical study
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | ClinOhio Research Services | Columbus | Ohio | United States | 43213 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Abbott Nutrition
Investigators
- Study Chair: Jeffrey Nelson, PhD, Abbott Nutrition
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- BL42