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Gastric cancer in Zambian adults

Gastric cancer in Zambian adults: a case-control study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN52971746
Enrollment
180
Registered
2012-12-03
Start date
2010-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

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

Conditions

Gastric adenocarcinoma Cancer Malignant neoplasm of stomach

Interventions

No interventions are planned. The study is designed to assess HIV, socio-demographic and behavioural risk factors, dietary intakes, and urine isoprostane excretion. Socio-demographic and behavioural (

Sponsors

Queen Mary, University of London (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cases: Histologically confirmed cases of gastric adenocarcinoma presenting to the endoscopy unit of the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka, Zambia. Controls: 1. Patients presenting to UTH endoscopy unit with no macroscopic abnormality on endoscopy 2. Age- and sex- matched to cases in a ratio of 2:1

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients already receiving chemo- or radio- therapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. HIV status 2. Smoking and alcohol intake 3. Dietary intake assessed by food frequency questionnaire 4. Antioxidant status assessed by urinary isoprostane excretion

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Other socio-demographic risk factors 1. Age 2. Sex 3. Wealth (measured on an asset scale) 4. Smoking 5. Alcohol use

Countries

Zambia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 23, 2026