Effects of postoperative exercise therapy combined with branched-chain amino acid supplementation on body composition after gastrectomy in elderly patients

Effects of postoperative exercise therapy combined with branched-chain amino acid supplementation on body composition after gastrectomy in elderly patients - Effects of postoperative exercise therapy combined with BCAA on body composition after gastrectomy in elderly patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000034374

Enrollment

Registered

2018-10-10

Start date

2018-10-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Gastric cancer

Interventions

Oral supplementation of 1 pack of branched-chain amino acid supplementation (REHADAYS) per day for 30 days from the 2nd day after surgery Rehabilitation is carried out every day for 30 days from the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients over 65 years of age who undergo open and laparoscopic gastrectomy (total gastrectomy and distal gastrectomy) with curative intent (2) ECOG performance status score: 0-1 (3) Informed concent was obtained from the patient

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) History of liver and renal dysfunction (2) History of shock or hypersensitivity against this branched-chain amino acid supplementation. (3) History of anticancer chemotherapy for gastric cancer preoperatively (4) Patients who cannot undergo rehabilitation because of physical disability (5) Any patients who was judged as inappropriate candidate to enroll this study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body composition (skeletal muscle mass), hand grip strength	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYasunori Nishida

Aizawa Hospital Department of Surgery

yasunori.198129@gmail.com0263-33-8600

Outcome results

None listed

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