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This study is being conducted to decrease the rate of surgical wound complications. The investigators are studying the effects that caloric restriction has on decreasing the rate of surgical wound complications.


Clinical Trial Description

The goal is to decrease the chance of having wound complications after surgery. Caloric Restriction has been found to be a natural modifier of surgical outcomes. Participants will be randomize into the arms Caloric Restriction Diet or Normal Diet. ;


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NCT number NCT02792270
Study type Interventional
Source Massachusetts General Hospital
Contact Santiago A Lozano-Calderón, MD, PhD
Phone 617-643-4947
Email slozanocalderon@mgh.harvard.edu
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date June 2016
Completion date May 2027

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