Inflammatory potential of the diet and risk of gastric cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN12136108

Enrollment

500000

Registered

2017-09-11

Start date

1992-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-05-07

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Conditions

Gastric cancer (malignant carcinoma) Cancer Malignant neoplasm of stomach

Interventions

Dietary information collected by means of dietary history questionnaire or food-frequency questionnaires. The dietary inflammatory potential was assessed by means of an inflammatory score of the diet

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy volunteers resident in each study centre. Different settings by centre: general population, blood donors, participants in screening programs 2. Aged 30-70

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Gastric cancer incidence, assessed by record linkage with population cancer registries and national or regional mortality registries approximately every two years during the study	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Gastric cancers according to anatomical site: cardia or non-cardia, assessed by record linkage with population cancer registries and national or regional mortality registries approximately every two years during the study	—

Countries

Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026