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Brief Title: Symbiotics to Prevent Postoperative Infection in Colorectal Cancer
Official Title: Change in Incidence of Surgical Site Infection After Resection of Colorectal Cancer Between Patients Receiving a Symbiotic Compound and Patients Receiving a Placebo.
Study ID: NCT02571374
Brief Summary: This is a double blind randomized trial in which patients with colorectal cancer undergoing surgery will be selected to receive either a symbiotic formulation or placebo. The researchers will compare incidence of surgical site infection between the study groups.
Detailed Description: This is a double blind randomized trial in which patients with colorectal cancer undergoing surgery will be randomly selected to receive either a symbiotic formulation or placebo during the perioperative period. The researchers will compare incidence of surgical site infection, detected by clinical examination and complementary tests (CT scans, X-rays, microbiological and hematological tests) between the study groups.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Name: Aline Taborda, ms
Affiliation: Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR