The Impact of Preoperative Supplementation of Zinc

Surgery Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Impact of Preoperative Supplementation of Zinc on Post-operative Outcomes in Children Undergoing Elective Surgery for Hirsch Sprung Disease

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05785013
• Other study ID #: MS 277-2022
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: July 2, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

1. Pre operative anthropometric assessment including : weight in kg, height/length and BMI

2. Pre operative Zinc supplementation (dose according to the age) for 7 days preoperatively for cases

3. Postoperative data collection

Description:

Postoperative data collection :

• Length of hospital stay

• Complication and sorting of them

• Lab withdrawal of inflammatory markers on 2-3 day postoperatively

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1
• Est. completion date: July 2, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 1 Month to 12 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. All children patients with Hirschsprung disease admitted for surgical intervention with different ( age , sex )

2. Type of surgery : transanal pull through

3. Whose parents or caregivers approve for the participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with emergency situations

2. Whose parents or caregivers will not apply for the participation in the study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Nutrition Disorders
• Surgery

Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
• Zinc
Zinc Supplementation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Hoda Atef Abdelsattar Ibrahim	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The effect of preoerative Zinc supplementation on the hospital length stay in children operated for Hirschsprung's disease	Children oprated for elective surgery for Hirschsprung's disease will be supplemented with zinc seven days before surgery and postoperative data as the duration of hospital length stay in hours will be meausred in both the cases and control groups and comapred.	zinc supplemenation for one week