Percutaneous, laparoscopic jejunostomy for enteral nutrition in resectable esophageal cancer

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00035084

Enrollment

Registered

2024-10-24

Start date

2024-09-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

C15.9

Interventions

Group 1: Insertion of a jejunal feeding tube for enteral nutrition Group 2: Conservative therapy with nutritional advice and provision of high-calorie drinks

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Patients with locally confined esophageal carcinoma who are pretreated with neoadjuvant therapy depending on the tumor stage and who then undergo esophageal resection • Patients included at diagnosis • Age > 18 years • Written consent of the participating person after explanation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • advanced tumor stage with distant metastases • advanced tumor stage in which resection is not possible • inoperability • lack of ability to consent • age < 18 years • treatment for esophageal carcinoma already initiated

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative Complications during the hospital stay using the Clavien-Dindo classification	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative Quality of live at discharge from hospital and 6-8 weeks after discharge, measured using the FACT-E (Esophageal) questionnaire. The questionnaire was translated in German.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMaximilian Schmeding

Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie des Klinikums Dortmund

Maximilian.Schmeding@klinikumdo.de+49 231 953 - 2143

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026