Vitamin C and zinc for treating bowel leaks
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This trial tests whether high doses of vitamin C and zinc can help heal a type of bowel leak (enterocutaneous fistula) in people who need nutrition through a vein. It might help reduce the output from the fistula and speed up recovery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 70 years old.
- You have a high-output enterocutaneous fistula (a hole in the gut that leaks a lot of fluid) for the first time.
- You need nutrition through a vein (IV) because you can't eat enough by mouth.
- You are not taking octreotide or steroids.
- You do not have G6PD deficiency, hemochromatosis, or oxalate kidney problems.
- You have not had any abdominal surgery in the last 6 months and have not been hospitalized for more than 15 days in the last 6 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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