Who is sponsoring NCT00879294?

NCT00879294 is sponsored by Wake Forest University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT00879294?

Interventions in NCT00879294: Motion sickness wristband, Chewing Gum.

What condition does NCT00879294 study?

NCT00879294 studies Perforated Appendicitis.

Is NCT00879294 still recruiting?

NCT00879294 is currently withdrawn. Last updated 6 November 2017.

Last reviewed 2017-11-06 · How we verify

NCT00879294

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Effect of Gum Chewing on Postoperative Ileus

Withdrawn NA Last updated 6 November 2017

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Motion sickness wristband in Perforated Appendicitis. Withdrawn.

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Wake Forest University
Phase	NA
Status	Withdrawn
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	single group
Masking	single
Primary purpose	supportive care
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Motion sickness wristband
Chewing Gum — full drug profile →

Conditions studied

Perforated Appendicitis — all drugs for Perforated Appendicitis →

Sponsor

Wake Forest University

Who can join

Adults 6 to 18, any sex, with Perforated Appendicitis. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of this study is to see if chewing gum after surgery for perforated appendicitis will shorten the time of intestinal dysfunction.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Chewing gum for postoperative recovery of gastrointestinal function.
Short V, Herbert G, Perry R, Atkinson C, et al · · 2015 · cited 78× · PMID 25914904 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd006506.pub3

Verify or expand the search:

Other recruiting trials for Perforated Appendicitis

Currently open trials in the same condition.

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Other Wake Forest University trials

Trials by the same sponsor.

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00879294 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Wake Forest University
Last refreshed: 6 November 2017

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