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NCT07604857Completed

Combined Oral and Parenteral Nutritional Therapy After Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Bridging the Postoperative Nutritional Gap After Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Combined Oral and Parenteral Nutritional Therapy

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 May 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer frequently experience insufficient oral intake during the postoperative recovery period because of reduced gastric capacity, early satiety, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Although oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are commonly recommended, adherence is often poor, resulting in a postoperative nutritional gap. This prospective randomized clinical trial was designed to evaluate the impact of combined oral and parenteral nutritional therapy on nutritional status and recovery after gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Patients were randomized to either a combined nutritional therapy group receiving oral nutritional supplementation plus parenteral nutrition or a control group receiving standard postoperative care. The primary endpoint was postoperative body weight change at 4 weeks after surgery. Secondary endpoints included body composition, nutritional intake, inflammatory and immune markers, laboratory parameters, and quality of life outcomes.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
55 (actual)
First submitted
17 May 2026
Start date
1 Oct 2020
Primary completion date
31 May 2024
Lead sponsor
Kyo Young Song
NCT number
NCT07604857

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 55
  • From 1 Oct 2020 to the primary completion date, 31 May 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy

Other illness

  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  • Active malignancy other than gastric cancer
  • Allergy to oral nutritional supplement products

Other

  • Body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m² or \<18.5 kg/m²
  • Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction

Who the study is looking for

  • Age 20 to 80 years
  • Histologically confirmed gastric cancer
  • Scheduled for curative total or subtotal gastrectomy
  • Ability to tolerate oral intake
  • Residence within areas covered by home care services
  • Written informed consent

Age in the registry: 20 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status

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