Effect of early enteral nutrition after video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, a randomized controlled trial

Effect of early enteral nutrition after video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, a randomized controlled trial - Effect of early enteral nutrition after video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000014884

Enrollment

Registered

2014-09-01

Start date

2011-10-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Esophageal cancer

Interventions

Jejunostomy and enteral nutrition after surgery Venous nutrition after surgery

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient with elective video-assisted thracoscopic esopagectomy for esophageal cancer. Patients who consent to this trial. BMI is 18-25. Performance status is 1 or 2.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient with severe ischemic heart disease, severe cerebrovascular disease, chronic renal falure, electrolyte imbalance, severe diabetes, liver dysfunction, sever obesity, severe emaciation, pregnant, distant metastatis, allergy for Elental and anomaly of amino acid metabolism. Salvage surgery after chemoradiation therapy for esophageal cancer.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Rate of weight change at postoperative day 14, complications, serum prealbumin level at postoperative day 10	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiroya Takeuchi

Keio University School of Medicine Department of Surgery

htakeuchi@a6.keio.jp+81-3-3353-1211

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026