NCT06309017 · NYU Langone Health
Pre-operative Nutrition for Elective Resection Surgery in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
What this study is about
This study aims to determine if improved risk stratification tools and interventions to mitigate malnutrition reduce postoperative risk in patients undergoing elective or emergent resection surgery for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and if adding immune modulation nutrition improves surgical outcomes.
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This study aims to determine if improved risk stratification tools and interventions to mitigate malnutrition reduce postoperative risk in patients undergoing elective or emergent resection surgery for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and if adding immune modulation nutrition improves surgical outcomes. The primary objective is to assess whether preoperative malnutrition screening and intervention minimize postoperative complications. The secondary objective is to evaluate whether immune modulation nutrition in the peri-operative period decreases length of stay and major complications.
Interventions
OTHER
Nutrition specialist
Nutrition specialist to help improve nutritional status by diet, oral nutrition supplements or parenteral nutrition.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT
Ensure Surgery Immunonutrition shakes
All study subjects, including subjects without malnutrition, will be given the Ensure Surgery Immunonutrition Shakes for prior to surgery as per standard of care. All subjects will also receive additional shakes starting as an inpatient when diet is advanced.
Primary outcome measures
Length of hospital stay
Time frame: Up to 30 days post-surgery
From the time the patient is admitted at hospital for surgery until the patient is discharged.
Proportion of patients who experienced postoperative major complications
Time frame: Visit 3 (30 days post-surgery)
Major complications include infection, bleeding (requiring blood transfusion or requiring intervention), cardiac event (myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, and cardiac arrest), stroke, acute kidney injury (increase in serum creatinine of ≥0.3 mg/dL from baseline or ≥1.5 times baseline), venous thromboembolism, reoperation, readmission, and need for ICU-level care. The outcome measure will be obtained from the electronic health record (EHR).
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Able and willing to provide written informed consent
- Aged 18 years of age or older
- Confirmed diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease
- Scheduled for disease-related intestinal resection at NYU Langone Health
Exclusion criteria
- No current diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease
- Age less than 18
- Not proficient (able to read and answer questions) in English
Where
- New York, New York
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Mar 5, 2026 · Source of record for eligibility and locations