Table 4.
Clinical trial timeline
| Study period | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolment | Allocation | Postoperative day | ||||
| Timepoint | Day − 2 | Day − 1 | 1 | 7 | 60 | |
| Enrolment | ||||||
| Initial eligibility screening | ◆ | |||||
| Informed consent | ◆ | |||||
| Allocation | ◆ | |||||
| Interventions | Mealworm diet | ◆ | ◆ | ◆ | ||
| Control diet | ◆ | ◆ | ||||
|
Assessments 1)Anthropometry 2)Nutrition index 3)Blood test 4)Immune function evaluation |
Height, weight, BMI Body composition PG-SGA |
|||||
| ◆ | ◆ | |||||
| ◆ | ◆ | |||||
|
Complete blood count Liver function test Renal function test |
◆ | ◆ | ◆ | ◆ | ||
| Immune function | ◆ | ◆ | ◆ | ◆ | ||