Clinical trial · Interventional
Early Oral Feeding Following Thoracolaparoscopic Oesophagectomy in Patients With Esophageal Cancer
Early Oral Feeding Following Thoracolaparoscopic Oesophagectomy in Patients With Esophageal Cancer: a Randomized Clinical Trial
- 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 purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of early oral food intake postoperatively in patients with thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy. More and more evidence confirmed the role of early early enteral nutrition (NE) after esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer. Although enteral catheter feeding has been shown to be beneficial in patients with esophagectomy, the preference for this modality also rests on the traditional but undocumented reluctance to allow food at will. These assumed hazards of allowing normal food in the immediate postoperative period have not been scientifically tested and should be viewed against both the benefits and side effects of any artificial feeding modality. Whether early oral feeding after esophagectomy affects the incidence of life-threatening surgical complications, shortens the recovery time of bowel function and the postoperative hospital stay, improves postoperative quality of life in comparison with artificial feeding modality remains unclear. The investigators compared a routine of allowing liquid food at will from the first day after surgery with a routine of nil-by-mouth and enteral nutrition for the first 7 postoperative days. The main endpoint is the incidence rate of complications.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esophageal Cancer | Malignant Esophageal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| early oral feeding | Dietary Supplement | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Early oral feeding group
- description
- In this goup patients with esophagectomy are encouraged to begin the oral intake carefully and adjust according to tolerance on post operative day 1.
- interventionNames
- Dietary Supplement: early oral feeding
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Delayed oral feeding group
- description
- In delayed oral feeding group the patients receive isotonic saline by the nasoenteral feeding tube at 20 mL/h until the morning of post operative day1. Nutrition was then commenced at 20 mL/h. The rate was increased by 20 mL/h each day if tolerated, up to 80 mL/h.Esophagography was performed on postoperative day 7. Sip of water were allowed after confirming the absence of anastomosis leakage, and a full liquid diet was implemented on the following day and enteral infusion halted.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Postoperative complication
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Adults subject to thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Exclusion Criteria: Stage investigations indicating unresectable advanced disease(T4 or M1a,M1b). Patients with any other serious underlying medical condition that would impair the ability of the patient to receive or comply with protocol treatment. Patients with unstable situation after surgery (eg, need ventilation and ICU treatment) Patients medically unfit for surgical resection. Patients with pulmonary reserve inadequate to undergo thoracotomy and extensive mediastinal lymphadenectomy. Mentally disabled. Expected life duration of less than 3 months.
References
Publications (3)
- DERIVEDChen X, Wang P, Leng C, Sun H, Liu X, Zhang R, Qin J, Hua X, Yu Y, Li H, Zhang J, Wu Z, Li Y. Early oral feeding after esophagectomy accelerated gut function recovery by regulating brain-gut peptide secretion. Surgery. 2022 Sep;172(3):919-925. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.04.041. Epub 2022 Jul 3. PMID 35794044
- DERIVEDYang F, Li L, Mi Y, Zou L, Chu X, Sun A, Sun H, Liu X, Xu X. Effectiveness of the Tailored, Early Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program (t-ECRP) based on ERAS in improving the physical function recovery for patients following minimally invasive esophagectomy: a prospective randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Jun;30(6):5027-5036. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-06924-8. Epub 2022 Feb 22. PMID 35190895
- DERIVEDSun HB, Li Y, Liu XB, Wang ZF, Zhang RX, Lerut T, Zheng Y, Liu SL, Chen XK. Impact of an Early Oral Feeding Protocol on Inflammatory Cytokine Changes After Esophagectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Mar;107(3):912-920. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.09.048. Epub 2018 Nov 4. PMID 30403976