Effect of Preoperative Diet on Perioperative Gut Microbiome

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Trial ID: NCT05027763

Age - 18- Gender - ALL Accepting Healthy Volunteers - No

Purpose

The aim of the study is to evaluate the gut microbiome (i.e. bacteria, viruses, and fungi that reside in the gut) of people undergoing abdominal surgery, evaluate whether specific diets can change the gut microbiome, and, if so, whether those changes translate into better surgical outcomes.

Official Title

Can Low-fat/high-fiber or Fermented Diet Modulate the Gut Microbiome to Improve Surgical Outcomes?

Stanford Investigator(s)

Cindy Kin, MD, MS, FACS, FASCRS, DipABLM
Cindy Kin, MD, MS, FACS, FASCRS, DipABLM

Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery)

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* undergoing major abdominal colorectal surgery with intestinal resection in 2 or more weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

* patients who do not speak English or Spanish
* houseless patients
* decisionally impaired patients
* presence of ileostomy prior to the surgical procedure
* surgery without intestinal resection

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Intervention(s):

behavioral: high-fiber/low fat

behavioral: fermented

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Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
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Stanford, CA 94305

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