Colorectal CancerNISSNCT03930888
Nutritional Support in Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
An observational study of Colorectal Cancer, run by University Hospital Ostrava at 1 site in Czechia.
Trial summary
According to available data, 30-60% of patients are undernourished at hospital admission. The significance of the perioperative nutrition has already been studied in the 1930s. The outcomes of published studies demonstrated that patients with basic nutrient deficiencies have a higher frequency of postoperative… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Colorectal Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Dietary supplement
- How many people
- 120 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCzechia
- Study dates
- 1 Jan 2019to 30 Jun 2020
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Patients undergoing resection of colon or rectum due to colorectal cancer.
Who may be able to join
- age ≥18 years
- resection of colon or rectum due to colorectal cancer
Who cannot join
- generalization of the disease
- intestinal co-morbidity
- duplicate malignancy
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Czechia1 site
University Hospital Ostrava
Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, 70852
About this study
Official title: Nutritional Support and Its Influence on the Reduction of Muscle Strength, Muscle Mass and Self-sufficiency in Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
According to available data, 30-60% of patients are undernourished at hospital admission. The significance of the perioperative nutrition has already been studied in the 1930s. The outcomes of published studies demonstrated that patients with basic nutrient deficiencies have a higher frequency of postoperative complications and have a significantly longer recovery period.
The main aim of the this prospective clinical trial is to evaluate the loss of muscle mass and strength of the patient, the self-sufficiency and the possibility of returning to normal activities, in relation to pre-operatively served nutritional supplements in patients undergoing elective surgery for colorectal cancer.
Read the detailed description
Malnutrition is a pathological condition of the body caused by a deficiency of essential nutrients. The main feature is protein deficiency, which is caused by disruption of protein and energy balance and needs in the body. According to available data, 30-60% of patients are undernourished at hospital admission. The significance of the perioperative nutrition has already been studied in the 1930s. The outcomes of published studies demonstrated that patients that patients with basic nutrient deficiencies have a higher frequency of postoperative complications and have a significantly longer recovery period.
In 1992, a randomized clinical trial "Peri-operative nutritional support" showed that 85% of hospitalized seniors have malnutrition. The study demonstrated the need for nutritional training to prevent complications and clearly showed a relationship between malnutrition and reconvalescence length and mortality rate. In 2004, another large randomized trial ("Randomized clinical trial of the effects of preoperative and post operative oral nutritional supplements on clinical course and cost of care") confirmed the relationship between malnutrition and the incidence of all perioperative complications. Several other studies, which have been realized within the last decade, confirmed the positive effect of good nutritional condition on postoperative morbidity and mortality.
To the best of the investigator's knowledge, all clinical trials dealing with the issue of preoperative nutrition (published up to now) were primarily focused on the research of the relationship between malnutrition and the frequency of postoperative complications.
The main aim of the this prospective clinical trial is to evaluate the loss of muscle mass and strength of the patient, the self-sufficiency and the possibility of returning to normal activities, in relation to pre-operatively served nutritional supplements in patients undergoing elective surgery for colorectal cancer.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Being tested
- Dietary supplement
- Keywords
- nutritional support, colorectal cancer, muscle strength, muscle mass, self-sufficiency
- Medical subject headings
- Colorectal Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Dietary supplementDietary supplement
Patients with preoperative nutritional support with special nutritional supplements vs. patients without special nutritional support.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Patients with nutritional support | Evaluation of changes in muscle strength, muscle mass and self-sufficiency (ADL-Activites of Daily Living) over a 5-day time period in patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements. Receives: Dietary Supplement: Dietary supplement | |
| Patients without nutritional support | Evaluation of changes in muscle strength, muscle mass and self-sufficiency (ADL-Activites of Daily Living) over a 5-day time period in patients without special nutritional supplements. Receives: Dietary Supplement: Dietary supplement |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Changes in muscle strength
Muscle strength will be measured in kilograms and changes over a 5-6 day time period in patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements and patients without special nutritional supplements will be analysed.
Measured: 6 days
Comparison of muscle mass
Muscle mass will be measured in % of whole body weight and changes over a 5-6 day time period in patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements and patients without special nutritional supplements will be analysed.
Measured: 6 days
Self sufficiency
Self sufficiency will be analysed by Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living, and changes over a 5-6 day time period in patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements and patients without special nutritional supplements will be analysed.
The Barthel scale is an ordinal scale used to measure performance in activities of daily living (ADL). Each performance item is rated on this scale with a given number of points assigned to each level or ranking. It uses ten variables describing ADL and mobility. The amount of time and physical assistance required to perform each item are used in determining the assigned value of each item. The total score is 0-100. A higher number is associated with a greater likelihood of being able to live at home with a degree of independence following discharge from hospital.
Measured: 6 days
Progression of the muscle strength
Muscle strength will be measured in kilograms. The comparison of muscle strength and its progression within 5-6 days between patients with malnutrition and patients in a nutritionally optimal status at hospital admission will be analysed, in relation to patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements and patients without special nutritional supplements.
Measured: 6 days
Progression of the muscle mass
Muscle mass will be measured in % of whole body weight. The comparison of muscle mass and its progression within 5-6 days between patients with malnutrition and patients in a nutritionally optimal status at hospital admission will be analysed, in relation to patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements and patients without special nutritional supplements.
Measured: 6 days
Progression of the self sufficiency
Self sufficiency will be analysed by Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living. The comparison of self sufficiency and its progression within 5-6 days between patients with malnutrition and patients in a nutritionally optimal status at hospital admission will be analysed, in relation to patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements and patients without special nutritional supplements.
The Barthel scale is an ordinal scale used to measure performance in activities of daily living (ADL). Each performance item is rated on this scale with a given number of points assigned to each level or ranking. It uses ten variables describing ADL and mobility. The amount of time and physical assistance required to perform each item are used in determining the assigned value of each item. The total score is 0-100. A higher number is associated with a greater likelihood of being able to live at home with a degree of independence following discharge from hospital.
Measured: 6 days
Secondary outcomes (2)
Nutrition status
Nutrition status will be measured by value of concentrations of albumin and prealbumin (transthyretin) in g/l at day of hospital admission. The comparison of the nutrition status in patients with/without preoperative nutritional supplements will be analysed.
Measured: 1 days
Effect of tumor localization
The evaluation whether tumor localization (colon caecum, ascendens, flexura hepatica, colon transversum, flexura lienalis, colon descendens, sigmoideum rectum, anus) affects the pre-operative nutrition status of the patient's (will be measured by value of concentrations of albumin and prealbumin (transthyretin) in g/l at day of hospital admission) and subsequently post-operative progression.
Measured: 6 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Apr 2019
- Study start1 Jan 2019
- Primary completion30 Jun 2020
- Study completion30 Jun 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (6)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Colorectal CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Milan Tesař, MD, Principal investigator, University Hospital Ostrava
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03930888
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CHIR-04-NISS
- Acronym
- NISS
- Status last verified
- Oct 2020
- First submitted
- 9 Apr 2019
- Last updated
- 6 Oct 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: The investigators do not plan to make individual participant data available to other researchers.
Publications
Manasek V, Bezdek K, Foltys A, Klos K, Smitka J, Smehlik D. The Impact of High Protein Nutritional Support on Clinical Outcomes and Treatment Costs of Patients with Colorectal Cancer. Klin Onkol. 2016 Fall;29(5):351-357.
PubMed 27739314Gillis C, Buhler K, Bresee L, Carli F, Gramlich L, Culos-Reed N, Sajobi TT, Fenton TR. Effects of Nutritional Prehabilitation, With and Without Exercise, on Outcomes of Patients Who Undergo Colorectal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Gastroenterology. 2018 Aug;155(2):391-410.e4. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.05.012. Epub 2018 May 8.
PubMed 29750973Bruns ERJ, Argillander TE, Van Den Heuvel B, Buskens CJ, Van Duijvendijk P, Winkels RM, Kalf A, Van Der Zaag ES, Wassenaar EB, Bemelman WA, Van Munster BC. Oral Nutrition as a Form of Pre-Operative Enhancement in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2018 Jan;19(1):1-10. doi: 10.1089/sur.2017.143. Epub 2017 Oct 19.
PubMed 29049000Tanaka T, Sato T, Yamashita K, Hosoda K, Nakamura T, Watanabe M. Effect of Preoperative Nutritional Status on Surgical Site Infection in Colorectal Cancer Resection. Dig Surg. 2017;34(1):68-77. doi: 10.1159/000448123. Epub 2016 Jul 28.
PubMed 27463391Yamano T, Yoshimura M, Kobayashi M, Beppu N, Hamanaka M, Babaya A, Tsukamoto K, Noda M, Matsubara N, Tomita N. Malnutrition in rectal cancer patients receiving preoperative chemoradiotherapy is common and associated with treatment tolerability and anastomotic leakage. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2016 Apr;31(4):877-84. doi: 10.1007/s00384-016-2507-8. Epub 2016 Feb 18.
PubMed 26888783Tesar M, Kozusnikova V, Martinek L, Durdik S, Ihnat P. Preoperative nutritional support for patients undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgery - does it really work? Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2023 Jun;167(2):145-151. doi: 10.5507/bp.2022.009. Epub 2022 Mar 1.
PubMed 35258042
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Oct 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Nutritional Support and Its Influence on the Reduction of Muscle Strength, Muscle Mass and Self-sufficiency in Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03930888
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NISS / CHIR-04-NISS
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Keywords
- nutritional support, colorectal cancer, muscle strength, muscle mass, self-sufficiency
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital OstravaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jan 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 29 Apr 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
According to available data, 30-60% of patients are undernourished at hospital admission. The significance of the perioperative nutrition has already been studied in the 1930s. The outcomes of published studies demonstrated that patients with basic nutrient deficiencies have a higher frequency of postoperative complications and have a significantly longer recovery period.
The main aim of the this prospective clinical trial is to evaluate the loss of muscle mass and strength of the patient, the self-sufficiency and the possibility of returning to normal activities, in relation to pre-operatively served nutritional supplements in patients undergoing elective surgery for colorectal cancer.
Detailed description
Malnutrition is a pathological condition of the body caused by a deficiency of essential nutrients. The main feature is protein deficiency, which is caused by disruption of protein and energy balance and needs in the body. According to available data, 30-60% of patients are undernourished at hospital admission. The significance of the perioperative nutrition has already been studied in the 1930s. The outcomes of published studies demonstrated that patients that patients with basic nutrient deficiencies have a higher frequency of postoperative complications and have a significantly longer recovery period.
In 1992, a randomized clinical trial "Peri-operative nutritional support" showed that 85% of hospitalized seniors have malnutrition. The study demonstrated the need for nutritional training to prevent complications and clearly showed a relationship between malnutrition and reconvalescence length and mortality rate. In 2004, another large randomized trial ("Randomized clinical trial of the effects of preoperative and post operative oral nutritional supplements on clinical course and cost of care") confirmed the relationship between malnutrition and the incidence of all perioperative complications. Several other studies, which have been realized within the last decade, confirmed the positive effect of good nutritional condition on postoperative morbidity and mortality.
To the best of the investigator's knowledge, all clinical trials dealing with the issue of preoperative nutrition (published up to now) were primarily focused on the research of the relationship between malnutrition and the frequency of postoperative complications.
The main aim of the this prospective clinical trial is to evaluate the loss of muscle mass and strength of the patient, the self-sufficiency and the possibility of returning to normal activities, in relation to pre-operatively served nutritional supplements in patients undergoing elective surgery for colorectal cancer.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Patients with nutritional support | – | Dietary Supplement: Dietary supplementEvaluation of changes in muscle strength, muscle mass and self-sufficiency (ADL-Activites of Daily Living) over a 5-day time period in patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements. |
| Patients without nutritional support | – | Dietary Supplement: Dietary supplementEvaluation of changes in muscle strength, muscle mass and self-sufficiency (ADL-Activites of Daily Living) over a 5-day time period in patients without special nutritional supplements. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Patients undergoing resection of colon or rectum due to colorectal cancer.
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- age ≥18 years
- resection of colon or rectum due to colorectal cancer
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- generalization of the disease
- intestinal co-morbidity
- duplicate malignancy
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Dietary supplementPatients with preoperative nutritional support with special nutritional supplements vs. patients without special nutritional support. | Dietary supplement | Patients with nutritional support, Patients without nutritional support |
Primary outcome
Changes in muscle strength
Time frame: 6 days
Muscle strength will be measured in kilograms and changes over a 5-6 day time period in patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements and patients without special nutritional supplements will be analysed.
Comparison of muscle mass
Time frame: 6 days
Muscle mass will be measured in % of whole body weight and changes over a 5-6 day time period in patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements and patients without special nutritional supplements will be analysed.
Self sufficiency
Time frame: 6 days
Self sufficiency will be analysed by Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living, and changes over a 5-6 day time period in patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements and patients without special nutritional supplements will be analysed. The Barthel scale is an ordinal scale used to measure performance in activities of daily living (ADL). Each performance item is rated on this scale with a given number of points assigned to each level or ranking. It uses ten variables describing ADL and mobility. The amount of time and physical assistance required to perform each item are used in determining the assigned value of each item. The total score is 0-100. A higher number is associated with a greater likelihood of being able to live at home with a degree of independence following discharge from hospital.
Progression of the muscle strength
Time frame: 6 days
Muscle strength will be measured in kilograms. The comparison of muscle strength and its progression within 5-6 days between patients with malnutrition and patients in a nutritionally optimal status at hospital admission will be analysed, in relation to patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements and patients without special nutritional supplements.
Progression of the muscle mass
Time frame: 6 days
Muscle mass will be measured in % of whole body weight. The comparison of muscle mass and its progression within 5-6 days between patients with malnutrition and patients in a nutritionally optimal status at hospital admission will be analysed, in relation to patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements and patients without special nutritional supplements.
Progression of the self sufficiency
Time frame: 6 days
Self sufficiency will be analysed by Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living. The comparison of self sufficiency and its progression within 5-6 days between patients with malnutrition and patients in a nutritionally optimal status at hospital admission will be analysed, in relation to patients nutritionally supported by nutritional supplements and patients without special nutritional supplements. The Barthel scale is an ordinal scale used to measure performance in activities of daily living (ADL). Each performance item is rated on this scale with a given number of points assigned to each level or ranking. It uses ten variables describing ADL and mobility. The amount of time and physical assistance required to perform each item are used in determining the assigned value of each item. The total score is 0-100. A higher number is associated with a greater likelihood of being able to live at home with a degree of independence following discharge from hospital.
2 secondary outcomes
Nutrition status
Time frame: 1 days
Effect of tumor localization
Time frame: 6 days
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Oct 2020.
- Background: PubMed 27739314Manasek V, Bezdek K, Foltys A, Klos K, Smitka J, Smehlik D. The Impact of High Protein Nutritional Support on Clinical Outcomes and Treatment Costs of Patients with Colorectal Cancer. Klin Onkol. 2016 Fall;29(5):351-357.
- Background: PubMed 29750973Gillis C, Buhler K, Bresee L, Carli F, Gramlich L, Culos-Reed N, Sajobi TT, Fenton TR. Effects of Nutritional Prehabilitation, With and Without Exercise, on Outcomes of Patients Who Undergo Colorectal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Gastroenterology. 2018 Aug;155(2):391-410.e4. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.05.012. Epub 2018 May 8.
- Background: PubMed 29049000Bruns ERJ, Argillander TE, Van Den Heuvel B, Buskens CJ, Van Duijvendijk P, Winkels RM, Kalf A, Van Der Zaag ES, Wassenaar EB, Bemelman WA, Van Munster BC. Oral Nutrition as a Form of Pre-Operative Enhancement in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2018 Jan;19(1):1-10. doi: 10.1089/sur.2017.143. Epub 2017 Oct 19.
- Background: PubMed 27463391Tanaka T, Sato T, Yamashita K, Hosoda K, Nakamura T, Watanabe M. Effect of Preoperative Nutritional Status on Surgical Site Infection in Colorectal Cancer Resection. Dig Surg. 2017;34(1):68-77. doi: 10.1159/000448123. Epub 2016 Jul 28.
- Background: PubMed 26888783Yamano T, Yoshimura M, Kobayashi M, Beppu N, Hamanaka M, Babaya A, Tsukamoto K, Noda M, Matsubara N, Tomita N. Malnutrition in rectal cancer patients receiving preoperative chemoradiotherapy is common and associated with treatment tolerability and anastomotic leakage. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2016 Apr;31(4):877-84. doi: 10.1007/s00384-016-2507-8. Epub 2016 Feb 18.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 35258042Tesar M, Kozusnikova V, Martinek L, Durdik S, Ihnat P. Preoperative nutritional support for patients undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgery - does it really work? Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2023 Jun;167(2):145-151. doi: 10.5507/bp.2022.009. Epub 2022 Mar 1.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. The investigators do not plan to make individual participant data available to other researchers.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Milan Tesař, MD principal investigator
University Hospital Ostrava
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Colorectal Cancer, run by University Hospital Ostrava at 1 site in Czechia.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Oct 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Czechia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Changes in muscle strength (time frame: 6 days). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03930888, which also lists 6 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Oct 2020.