# Pre-operative Very Low-calorie Protein-based Versus Hypocaloric Enteral Nutrition

> **NCT02418975** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital** · enrollment: 140 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Perioperative/Postoperative Complications

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Very low-calorie protein-based diet
- **OTHER:** Hypocaloric diet

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02418975
- **Lead sponsor:** San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2015-04
- **Primary completion:** 2017-12
- **Final completion:** 2017-12
- **Target enrollment:** 140 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2017-03-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02418975

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02418975, "Pre-operative Very Low-calorie Protein-based Versus Hypocaloric Enteral Nutrition". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02418975. Licensed CC0.

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