Chewing gum: the surprising Post-Surgery remedy?
NCT ID NCT06029790
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether chewing gum after colorectal surgery can help reduce nausea, vomiting, and get the bowels working again sooner. 84 adults who had laparoscopic colorectal surgery took part. The idea is that chewing tricks the body into thinking it's eating, which may stimulate the gut and speed up recovery.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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84 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Being over 18 years old, * To have applied for elective colorectal surgery, * Having undergone laparoscopic colorectal surgery, * Not having a nasogastric insertion, * Not having a vision-hearing problem, * ECOG performance score to be between 0-2, Exclusion Criteria: * Performing emergency surgical intervention, * Open colorectal surgery * Need for intensive care after surgery, * Stoma has been opened
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cukurova University
Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)
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