# Does Chewing Gum Hasten Return of Bowel Function Post-Operatively in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery

> **NCT02186717** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hospital for Special Surgery, New York** · enrollment: 144 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Return of Bowel Function Following Spinal Surgery

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Chewing gum

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02186717
- **Lead sponsor:** Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2014-06
- **Primary completion:** 2015-12
- **Final completion:** 2016-06
- **Target enrollment:** 144 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-06-22


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02186717

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02186717, "Does Chewing Gum Hasten Return of Bowel Function Post-Operatively in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02186717. Licensed CC0.

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