Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effects of Preoperative and Postoperative Oral Nutritional Supplements in Malnourished Post-gastrectomy Patients
A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effects of Preoperative and Postoperative Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) in Malnourished Post-gastrectomy Patients
NCT01421680CI-TRIAL-00014025completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of a perioperative nutrition strategy using oral nutritional supplements (ONS) on postoperative complications and improvement in body weight in malnourished patients who underwent gastrectomy.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors | Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Malnourished | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Stomach Neoplasms | Gastric Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ensure powder | Dietary Supplement | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Ensure powder
- description
- Oral Nutritional Supplements with carbohydrate, lipid, protein, vitamin and minerals
- interventionNames
- Dietary Supplement: Ensure powder
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Standard care
- description
- Standard care without oral nutritional supplements
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Postoperative complication rate
- timeFrame
- 7weeks
Secondary outcomes (8)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients older than 20 years * Patients who undergo distal, total, proximal, or pylorus-preserving gastrectomy * Patients who are assessed as moderate or severe malnourished according to PG-SGA or patients with BMI lower than 18.5 kg/m2 * Patients who can take oral meals * Patients who agree on the informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Emergent operation * Patients who received preoperative chemotherapy or radiation therapy within 6 months * Pregnant patients * Patients who cannot consume the Ensure powder * Patients who enrolled another clinical trials
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