Clinical trial · Observational
Nutritional and Functional Assessment of Patients Undergoing Surgery Due to Gastrointestinal Cancer (NUFAGI).
Nutritional and Functional Assessment of Patients Undergoing Surgery Due to Gastrointestinal Cancer (NUFAGI): a Prospective Cohort Study.
- 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)
Several patients that suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) cancer are characterized by malnutrition and impairment of their functional status. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the nutritional condition of patients undergoing surgery due to GI cancer and compare it with their functional status. All consecutive patients with esophageal, gastric, colorectal, hepatocellular, pancreatic and biliary cancer, that underwent a surgical operation will be included. Demographic characteristics, nutritional assessment and anthropometric measurements of the patients will be recorded.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastrointestinal Cancer | Malignant Digestive System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Postoperative morbidity.
- timeFrame
- 30 days
- description
- Complications after surgery.
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Mortality.
- timeFrame
- 30 days
- description
- Number of deaths.
- measure
- Disease stage
- timeFrame
- 1 month
- description
- TNM after histological examination
- measure
- Recurrence
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 99 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing a surgical operation due to esophageal, gastric, colorectal, hepatocellular, pancreatic and biliary cancer. Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years old or above 99 years old. * Surgery due to benign conditions.
References
Publications (5)
- BACKGROUNDPathirana AK, Lokunarangoda N, Ranathunga I, Santharaj WS, Ekanayake R, Jayawardena R. Prevalence of hospital malnutrition among cardiac patients: results from six nutrition screening tools. Springerplus. 2014 Aug 7;3:412. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-412. eCollection 2014. PMID 25143874
- BACKGROUNDPirlich M, Schutz T, Norman K, Gastell S, Lubke HJ, Bischoff SC, Bolder U, Frieling T, Guldenzoph H, Hahn K, Jauch KW, Schindler K, Stein J, Volkert D, Weimann A, Werner H, Wolf C, Zurcher G, Bauer P, Lochs H. The German hospital malnutrition study. Clin Nutr. 2006 Aug;25(4):563-72. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2006.03.005. Epub 2006 May 15. PMID 16698132
- BACKGROUNDHuhmann MB, Cunningham RS. Importance of nutritional screening in treatment of cancer-related weight loss. Lancet Oncol. 2005 May;6(5):334-43. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(05)70170-4. PMID 15863382
- BACKGROUNDGomes de Lima KV, Maio R. Nutritional status, systemic inflammation and prognosis of patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Nutr Hosp. 2012 May-Jun;27(3):707-14. doi: 10.3305/nh/2012.27.3.5567. PMID 23114934
- BACKGROUNDLeandro-Merhi VA, de Aquino JL. Determinants of malnutrition and post-operative complications in hospitalized surgical patients. J Health Popul Nutr. 2014 Sep;32(3):400-10. PMID 25395903