IRCT201204122982N8 IRCT 2012-10-16 Tehran University of Medical Sciences Early Oral Feeding in Gastresophageal Tumors Surgery A Randomized Controlled Trial evaluating the Efficacy of Early Postoperative Oral Feeding in Patients with Gastresophageal Tumors Undergoing Surgery 2011-11-03 anticipated 138 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/2903 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive. N/A Condition 1: Gastric Tumor. Condition 2: Cardiac Tumor. Condition 3: Esophageal Cancer. Intervention 1: On the basis of the protocol, in patients of early oral feeding group (referred to as Case group) a liquid regimen was started in 24 to 48 hours after the surgery. The regimen contained 50 cc tea combined with two sugar cube every 8 hours while the patient still had nasogastric (NG) tube. NG tube was removed when its secretion decreased to less than 500 cc per day. The liquid regimen increased in volume and in case of patient’s toleration a regular soft diet was then started after 24 hours of liquid initiation. Intervention 2: In traditional oral feeding group referred to as Control group, oral feeding was started following five postoperative days in case of either audible bowel sounds, passage of flatus or bowel habits.