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Usefulness of synbiotic administration in the perioperative period for esophageal cancer

Effect of synbiotic administration in the perioperative period for esophageal cancer to prevent adverse events of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and postoperative infectious complications, and perioperative nutritional evaluation using nutritional indicators Single-arm phase II study - Effect of synbiotic administration in the perioperative period for esophageal cancer to prevent adverse events of NAC and postoperative infectious complications, and perioperative nutritional evaluation using nutritional indicators

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs061240012
Enrollment
50
Registered
2024-05-15
Start date
2024-05-15
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

Esophageal cancer Esophageal cancer, sinbiotics

Interventions

Synbiotics are administered orally or enterally during the perioperative period for esophageal cancer. Synprotech consists of probiotics (Lactic acid bacteria Shirota strain, Bifidobacterium BY strain

Sponsors

Inoue Seiya
Lead Sponsor
Takizawa Hiromitsu
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Age 20 years or older (regardless of gender) 2) cStage II and III advanced esophageal cancer (regardless of histological type) 3) No obvious distant metastasis 4) Sufficient explanation regarding participation in this study was given to the participant before the start of the study, and written informed consent was obtained from the participant.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) If an adverse event occurs that makes it difficult to continue administering the study drug, and the principal investigator or sub-study physician deems it necessary to discontinue the study. 2) When a request for discontinuation is received from the subject or his/her legal guardian. 3) Cases with infectious enteritis or inflammatory bowel disease 4) Cases with serious liver disease 5) Cases with serious kidney disease 6) Breastfeeding/pregnant women or cases with high possibility of pregnancy 7) Cases participating in or willing to participate in other clinical studies 8) Cases with allergic reactions to dairy products 9) In other cases where the study director or study sub-study physician determines that it is impossible for the subject to continue the study. 10) If the person supervising the study or the principal investigator makes a decision to discontinue the study. When a study is discontinued, the "date of discontinuation" is not the date on which the event that caused the discontinuation occurred, but the date on which the principal investigator or sub-study physician decides to discontinue. However, 2) shall be the date on which the request is made by the subject.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence rate of adverse events of preoperative chemotherapy and incidence of postoperative complications Perioperative nutritional evaluation using nutritional indicators

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Discontinuation of preoperative chemotherapy, relative volume intensity (RDI) Postoperative gas, defecation start date, existence and frequency of diarrhea after tube feeding and oral intake, time to start eating, number of days until complete porridge, weight change, length of hospital stay Disease-free survival rate (DFS)

Contacts

Public ContactSeiya Inoue

Tokushima Unicersity Hospital

inoue.seiya@tokushima-u.ac.jp+81-886337143

Outcome results

None listed

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