Clinical Trial: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Surgeons Toward Nutrition Support in HIPEC Patients

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: A Survey of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Surgeons Toward Nutrition Support in HIPEC Patients

Brief Summary: The goal of this survey of international HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy) surgeons is to determine their knowledge of and attitudes towards the nutritional support needs of HIPEC patients and what their practice patterns are with this patient population.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Edward Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: Collect questionnaire data from 150 HIPEC surgeons [ Time Frame: Three months ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

• HIPEC surgeon practices of patient nutritional support assessed by questionnaire [ Time Frame: Three months ]
  Questionnaire development was informed by the works of: Karim et al, JPEN 2014 Mar 3, [Epub ahead of print]; Cahill, et al, Critical Care 2014, 18:R96; Vashi et al, Nutrition Journal 2013, 12:118; and Cahill et al, BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:197.
• HIPEC surgeon attitudes toward patient nutritional support self-assessed by questionnaire [ Time Frame: Three months ]
  Questionnaire development was informed by the works of: Karim et al, JPEN 2014 Mar 3, [Epub ahead of print]; Cahill, et al, Critical Care 2014, 18:R96; Vashi et al, Nutrition Journal 2013, 12:118; and Cahill et al, BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:197.

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Edward-Elmhurst Health System

Dates:
Date Received: September 24, 2014
Date Started: September 2014
Date Completion:
Last Updated: February 6, 2017
Last Verified: February 2017