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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Postoperative Complication After Colorectal Surgery
In Brief
A Phase 4 clinical trial evaluating supportan and supportan placebo for Colorectal Cancer. Completed, enrolled 148 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
To discover whether an Omega-3 fatty acid (eicosapentaenoic acid/EPA and docosahexaensyre/DHA) enriched nutritional supplement given 7 days preoperatively and 7 days postoperatively may reduce the frequency of postoperative infectious complications defined as: pneumonia, wound infection, urinary tract infection, peritonitis (including anastomotic leakage) and septic conditions of any cause in patients who undergo elective operations for colorectal cancer compared with a nutritional preparation that is identical apart from the EPA content.
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