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Effect of Preoperative Immunonutrition in Upper Digestive Tract

Spain178 participantsStarted 2019-08-10

Plain-language summary

Randomized, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial that will evaluate the effects of immuno-nutrition in the preoperative period in patients with cancer of the upper digestive tract (esophagus, stomach, and pancreas). The aim is to compare the specific effect of the immunonutrients respect to an equivalent formula in caloric-protein value but without immunonutrients, in the surgical evolution of the cancer patient.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of cancer of esophagus, stomach and / or pancreas, at any stage, proposed for surgery * Signing informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Advanced renal insufficiency prior to dialysis (GFR \<25 ml / min) * Allergy or intolerance to any of the components of the dietary supplement (including fish allergy) * Patients with contraindications for enteral nutrition

What they're measuring

Infectious complications

Timeframe: Up to 30 days post-operative

Surgical fistulas

Timeframe: Up to 30 days post-operative

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04027088

SponsorComplexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-08-10

Contact for this trial

Alfonso Vidal-Casariego, PhD, MD

+34981176442 alfonso.vidal.casariego@sergas.es

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