NCT01704664

Brief Summary

Perioperative immunonutrition in gastric cancer patients can reduce perioperative morbidity and may improve quality of their life. Patients with gastric cancer will be divided into four groups depending on the type of artificial nutrition. Group I (enteral feeding) and II (enteral feeding and parenteral nutrition with glutamine) will be administered nutritional therapy during the postoperative period, group III (oral arginine) and IV (parenteral immunonutrition) patients will be treated nutritionally both prior to and after the surgery. The lymphocytes and their subpopulations, interleukin IL-1B,-6,-23, and the phagocytic, and bactericidal activity of blood platelets will be determined before and after nutritional therapy.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
240

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable gastric-cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2007

Longer than P75 for not_applicable gastric-cancer

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2007

Completed
5.6 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 26, 2012

Completed
15 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 11, 2012

Completed
8.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2021

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

March 17, 2020

Status Verified

March 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

14.3 years

First QC Date

September 26, 2012

Last Update Submit

March 16, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

malnutrition,perioperative artificial nutrition,immunonutrition,gastrectomy,lymphocytes,interleukin,blood platelets,phagocytic and bactericidal activity of blood platelets

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Phagocytic activity of blood platelets in gastric cancer patients.

    Platelet count and phagocytic activity of thrombocytes will be examined twice in each patient. Blood samples for laboratory tests will be drawn prior to surgery and nutritional therapy and 12 days after the surgery. Thrombocyte count will be determined using ADVIA 120 haematological analyser. Phagocytic activity of blood platelets will be determined against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538P bacterial strain. It expresses as the fraction of phagocytizing platelets and the phagocytic index. The fraction of phagocytizing platelets corresponds to the percentage of phagocyting thrombocytes per 1000 consecutive cells of this type. The phagocytic index represents the ratio of phagocytized bacteria per 100 phagocytic platelets.

    Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 3 weeks

Study Arms (4)

I - Nutritional therapy only during the postoperative period.

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Postoperative nutritional therapy administered in group I will not include immunomodulating factors. Early postoperative enteral nutrition, based on standard elementary diet (Peptisorb), starts 20 hours post-surgery. The initial flow rate will be 8 ml/h, which will be increased gradually, with the volume doubled every 24 hours, up to 100 ml/h. The enteral nutrition will be continued for six days. During the initial five days post-surgery, the patients will be additionally supplemented parenterally via peripheral veins (commercially available two-chamber bag for peripheral access with 480 kcal of energetic value and 5.7g of N contained in standard amino acids).

Dietary Supplement: Early postoperative enteral nutrition, based on standard elementary diet (Peptisorb)

II - parenteral glutamine in postoperative time

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The nutritional therapy of group II patients will start post-surgery. It will be based on early enteral nutrition with elementary diet (Peptisorb) with simultaneous parenteral nutrition with two-chamber bag with 480 kcal energetic value and 5.7g of N contained in standard amino acids administered via peripheral veins. Additionally, glutamine (100 ml of Dipeptiven) will be added to the two-chamber bag. The parenteral nutrition will be administered for five days.

Dietary Supplement: Early postoperative enteral nutrition, based on standard elementary diet (Peptisorb)Drug: glutamine

III - perioperative oral immunonutrition

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Preoperatively, group III patients will be given commercially available oral diet enriched with arginine (Cubitan, 1 package 3 times per day). Additionally, they will be administered commercially available two-chamber bag with 480 kcal energetic value and 5.7g of N in standard amino acids via peripheral access. The duration of pre-operative preparatory phase ranged between 5 and 10 days (8 days on average). Enteral nutrition with commercially available arginine-containing diet (Cubison) will start 20 hours post-surgery at an 8 ml/h flow rate; the rate will be increased gradually, with the volume doubled every 24 hours, up to 100 ml/h and continued for six days. Simultaneously, commercially available two-chamber bags for peripheral access with composition identical to that used preoperatively will be administered via peripheral veins for five days.

Dietary Supplement: oral diet enriched with arginine (Cubitan)

IV - Perioperative parenteral immunonutrition

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Nutritional therapy of group IV will be based on intravenous preparations. Two-chamber bags with 480 kcal energetic value and 5.7 g of N in standard amino acids will be administered preoperatively. A solution of glutamine (Dipeptiven, 100 ml) and ω3-fatty acids (Omegaven, 100 ml) will be added to the bags. The duration of pre-operative preparatory phase ranged between 5 and 10 days (8 days on average). Enteral nutrition with elementary commercially available diet (Peptisorb) will be begun 20 hours post-surgery; it will be started at an 8 ml/h flow rate and increased gradually, with the volume doubled every 24 hours, up to 100 ml/h. The enteral nutrition will be continued for six days. During the initial five days post-surgery, the patients will be additionally supplemented parenterally via peripheral veins; similarly to the preoperative period, the content of two-chamber bag for peripheral access enriched with glutamine and ω3-fatty acids will be administered for five days.

Dietary Supplement: Early postoperative enteral nutrition, based on standard elementary diet (Peptisorb)Drug: Perioperative parenteral immunonutrition (Dipeptiven, Omegaven)

Interventions

Early postoperative enteral nutrition with standard elementary diet (Peptisorb), will start 20 hours post-surgery. The initial flow rate will be 8 ml/h, which will increase gradually, with the volume doubled every 24 hours, up to 100 ml/h. The enteral nutrition wil be continued for six days. During the initial five days post-surgery, the patients will be additionally supplemented parenterally via peripheral veins (commercially available two-chamber bag for peripheral access with 480 kcal of energetic value and 5.7g of N contained in standard amino acids).

I - Nutritional therapy only during the postoperative period.II - parenteral glutamine in postoperative timeIV - Perioperative parenteral immunonutrition

The nutritional therapy of group II patients will start post-surgery. It will be based on early enteral nutrition with elementary diet (Peptisorb) with simultaneous parenteral nutrition with two-chamber bag with 480 kcal energetic value and 5.7g of N contained in standard amino acids administered via peripheral veins. Additionally, glutamine (100 ml of Dipeptiven) will be added to the two-chamber bag. The parenteral nutrition will be administered for five days.

II - parenteral glutamine in postoperative time

Preoperatively, group III patients will be given commercially available oral diet enriched with arginine (Cubitan, 1 package 3 times per day). Additionally, they were administered commercially available two-chamber bag with 480 kcal energetic value and 5.7g of N in standard amino acids via peripheral access. The duration of pre-operative preparatory phase ranged between 5 and 10 days (8 days on average). Enteral nutrition with commercially available arginine-containing diet (Cubison) will start 20 hours post-surgery at an 8 ml/h flow rate; the rate will increase gradually, with the volume doubled every 24 hours, up to 100 ml/h and continued for six days. Simultaneously, commercially available two-chamber bags for peripheral access with composition identical to that used preoperatively will be administered via peripheral veins for five days.

III - perioperative oral immunonutrition

Nutritional therapy of group IV will based on intravenous preparations. Two-chamber bags with 480 kcal energetic value and 5.7 g of N in standard amino acids were administered preoperatively. A solution of glutamine (Dipeptiven, 100 ml) and ω3-fatty acids (Omegaven, 100 ml) will be added to the bags. The duration of pre-operative preparatory phase ranged between 5 and 10 days (8 days on average). Enteral nutrition with elementary commercially available diet (Peptisorb) will be begun 20 hours post-surgery; it will start at an 8 ml/h flow rate and increased gradually, with the volume doubled every 24 hours, up to 100 ml/h. The enteral nutrition was continued for six days. During the initial five days post-surgery, the patients will be additionally supplemented parenterally via peripheral veins; similarly to the preoperative period, the content of two-chamber bag for peripheral access enriched with glutamine and ω3-fatty acids will be administered for five days.

IV - Perioperative parenteral immunonutrition

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • gastric cancer

You may not qualify if:

  • for group III constituted gastric cancer associated with severe gastrointestinal obstruction

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Medical University of Bialystok

Bialystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, 15089, Poland

RECRUITING

Related Publications (2)

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    RESULT
  • Kamocki Z, Matowicka-Karna J, Gryko M, Zareba K, Kedra B, Kemona H. The effect of perioperative immunonutrition on the phagocytic activity of blood platelets in advanced gastric cancer patients. Clin Dev Immunol. 2013;2013:435672. doi: 10.1155/2013/435672. Epub 2013 Dec 1.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stomach NeoplasmsMalnutrition

Interventions

GlutamineArgininealanylglutaminefish oil triglycerides

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Gastrointestinal NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesStomach DiseasesNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Amino Acids, BasicAmino AcidsAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsAmino Acids, DiaminoAmino Acids, NeutralAmino Acids, Essential

Study Officials

  • Zbigniew Kamocki, MD PhD

    2nd Department of General and Gastroenterological Surgery Medical University of Bialystok

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Zbigniew Kamocki, MD PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 26, 2012

First Posted

October 11, 2012

Study Start

March 1, 2007

Primary Completion

July 1, 2021

Study Completion

October 1, 2022

Last Updated

March 17, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-03

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