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Comparing Feeding Routes in Esophageal Cancer

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Nutritional Efficacy of Pretreatment Nasogastric Tube versus Surgical Gastrostomy in Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant or Definitive Chemoradiation

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20260226002
Enrollment
54
Registered
2026-02-26
Start date
2025-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Locally advanced esophageal cancer patient esophageal neoplasms,esophageal cancer,enteral access,feeding route

Interventions

Endoscopic assited nasogastric tube insertion with Seldinger technique.,Open surgery to perform gastrostomy with Witzel technique
Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery
Nasogastric tube,Surgical gastrostomy

Sponsors

Papawee Chennavasin
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Locally advanced EC who cannot achieve nutritional goals by oral nutritional supports. 2.Plan for CCRT (either nCRT or dCRT) 3.Age >18 4.Fit for perform procedure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Metastatic disease 2.Have psychiatric illness or social conditions making patients unable to follow study requirements and/or give informed consent 3.Cannot read Thai

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Nutrional outcome at 1 month after complete CRT PG-SGA score,Nutritional outcome at 1 month after complete CRT Body weight,Nutritional outcome at 1 month after complete CRT Muscle mass

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life at 1 month after complete CRT WHOBREF-THAI score,Complication Immediate post operation Clavin Dindo classification,Cost of treatment During admission Cost(THB)

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactPapawee Chennavasin

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

Papawee.c@gmail.com0867843160

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026