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Status unknownNCT04218253Updated Jan 6, 2020

Clinical Application of Nutrition Support Package Before Hepatectomy

An interventional study of 300 calories or 500 calories nutrient rich in branched chain amino acids and dietary fiber and Dietary mission in Liver Neoplasms, Nutrition Therapy and Hepatectomy, sponsored by Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-01-06.

Sponsored by Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Oct 2019), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Objective:To confirm the effect of preoperative oral nutrition therapy on patients with malnourished before liver cancer resection.

Study design:Prospective, randomized, controlled clinical study. Primary end point: incidence of all complications 30 days after surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Liver Neoplasms
  • Nutrition Therapy
  • Hepatectomy

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Keywords

  • Nutrition Therapy
  • Hepatectomy
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In context

Liver Neoplasms

1,391 studies on the registry are indexed under Liver Neoplasms; 345 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 200 is above the median of 47 across 968 interventional studies indexed under Liver Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital is the lead sponsor of 484 studies on the registry; 286 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

    1. Clinical diagnosis of primary liver cancer (including hepatocellular carcinoma, bile duct carcinoma, and mixed cell carcinoma)
    1. No contraindications for surgery
    1. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of preoperative physical state \<2 points
    1. Preoperative liver function score Child-Pugh ≤ 6 points: total bilirubin ≤ 3.0 mg / dl, albumin ≥ 28 g / L, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤ 5 times the upper limit of normal
    1. Voluntarily enter the study and sign the informed consent form, and communicate well with the researcher

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

    1. Patients who took fish oil supplements within 3 weeks before the study began
    1. Patients with severe nutritional risk: serious nutritional risk should be considered when combining any of the following conditions: weight loss > 10% within 6 months; digital pain score (NRS) score > 5 points; BMI \<18.5 kg/m2 (all patients with severe nutritional risk undergo individualized supportive care);
    1. Patients with malignant tumors in other parts
    1. Patients who are pregnant or lactating
    1. Patients with mental and neurological disorders who cannot cooperate with medical staff
    1. Patients with severe diabetes or poor glycemic control
    1. Patients cannot tolerate nutritional preparations
    1. Other circumstances that the researcher considers inappropriate to participate in the study
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    nutritional intervention

    300 or 500 calories nutritional support before operation according to the level of malnutrition

    Dietary Supplement: 300 calories or 500 calories nutrient rich in branched chain amino acids and dietary fiber · Behavioral: Dietary mission

  • Other
    control group

    Dietary education was conducted according to preoperative nutritional requirements

    Behavioral: Dietary mission

Interventions

  • Dietary supplement300 calories or 500 calories nutrient rich in branched chain amino acids and dietary fiber

    300 kcal rich in branched chain amino acids and water soluble dietary fiber (12g) for Mild malnutrition, or 500 kcal rich in branched chain amino acids and water soluble dietary fiber (12g) for moderate to severe malnutrition. The degree of malnutrition is determined by Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA).

  • BehavioralDietary mission

    Dietary education was conducted according to preoperative nutritional requirements

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of complications at 30 days after surgery

    Postoperative complications were defined by Clavien-Dindo. Grade 1: Any deviation from the normal postoperative course without the need for pharmacologic treatment or surgical, endoscopic, and radiologic interventions. Allowed therapeutic regimens are drugs as antiemetics, antipyretics, analgetics, and diuretics, and electrolytes and physiotherapy. This grade also includes wound infections opened at the bedside. Grade 2: Requiring pharmacologic treatment with drugs other than such allowed for grade I complications. Blood transfusions and total parenteral nutrition are also included. Grade 3: Requiring surgical, endoscopic, or radiologic intervention 3a: Intervention not under general anesthesia 3b: Intervention under general anesthesia Grade 4:Life-threatening complication (including CNS complications) requiring IC/ICU management. 4a: Single organ dysfunction (including dialysis) 4b: Multiple organ dysfunction Grade 5: Death as a result of complications

    Time frame: up to 30 days after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Postoperative hospital stay

    from the date of the operation to the date of discharge

    Time frame: up to 90 days after surgery

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Tianjin Medical University cancer Instituteand Hospital
    Tianjin, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 6, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04218253
Lead sponsor
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 6, 2020
Start date
Oct 1, 2019
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2021 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 30, 2022 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 6, 2020

Study contacts

Chunlei Li, Doctor
Contact
lcltjmu507@163.com
18622370261
Kun Wang, Doctor
Contact
lcltjmu507@163.com
23340123 ext. 1155
Kun Wang, Doctor
study chair · Tianjin Medical University cancer Instituteand Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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