Carb drink before child heart surgery study
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study tests if giving children a clear carbohydrate drink before heart surgery helps their body handle the stress of surgery better. It looks at how the drink affects insulin resistance, which can help recovery.
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Who can take part
- Your child is between 2 and 16 years old.
- Your child has a physical status of ASA 2 or 3 (moderate to serious but stable health condition).
- Your child can tolerate eating or drinking through a tube or by mouth.
- Your child does not have type 1 diabetes.
- Your child does not have thyroid problems treated with medication.
- Your child does not have adrenal gland problems treated with steroids.
- Your child does not have gastroesophageal reflux disease (severe heartburn or reflux).
- Your child is not receiving nutrition through a vein before surgery.
- The surgery is not an emergency or urgent procedure.
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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