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Japan colorectal tumor prevention study: randomized controlled trial of curcumin

Japan colorectal tumor prevention study: randomized controlled trial of curcumin - Japan colorectal tumor prevention study: randomized controlled trial of curcumin (J-CAP-C)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000018817
Enrollment
600
Registered
2015-09-01
Start date
2016-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

colorectal tumor

Interventions

curucmin 360mg/day placebo

Sponsors

Management Committee
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Candidate patients have to meet all the following inclusion criteria to participate in the study. # Patients with at least one colorectal tumor (intramucosal cancer and adenoma) as confirmed by histological diagnosis, all of which have been removed endoscopically (at any time) # Patients with known history of all endoscopic treatments (including histological diagnosis) of colorectal tumors # Patients who have undergone total colonoscopy at least twice # Patients with clean colon as confirmed by total colonoscopy within 3 months before the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: # Patients with a medical history of submucosal or deeper colorectal cancer. # Patients currently taking antithrombotics such as Bayaspirin, Bufferin, Panaldine, Warfarin, Persantin and NOAC. # Patients who have undergone colorectal resection (those who have undergone appendectomy are allowed to participate in the study). # Patients with familial colorectal adenoma. # Patients with any existing cancer at the time of participation in the study. # Patients with known allergy to curcumin. # Patients currently taking anticancer drugs. # Women who are or may be pregnant during the study period. # Patients currently taking NSAIDs at least 3 times weekly, for example, as a analgesic. # Patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease # Patients with bleeding tendency or platelet count less than 70,000. # Patient taking turmeric as a supplement. # Patient deemed inappropriate by a doctor

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The occurrence of a colorectal tumor (adenoma or cancer) is selected as the primary endpoint.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHideki Ishikawa

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Department of Molecular-Targeting Cancer Prevention

cancer@gol.com06-6202-6566

Outcome results

None listed

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