Fluid and Nutrition in Elective Hip Surgery

Hip Surgery Corrective Clinical Trial

Official title: Fluid and Nutrition in Elective Hip Surgery

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Clinical Trial 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? ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hip Surgery Corrective

• NCT number: NCT01211184
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Sodertalje Hospital
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 2008
• Completion date: December 2009