NCT01669356

The Effect of Parenteral Nutrition Supplement on Esophagectomy Patients

The Effect of Parenteral Nutrition Supplement Versus Enteral Nutrition Alone on Nutrition Status After Esophagectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 95 (actual)
• Sponsor: Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Malnutrition is common in esophagus cancer patients, especially after surgery therapy. Whether parenteral supplement with enteral nutrtion is benificial for patients after esophagectomy is controversial, when compared with enteral nutrition alone. In this study, the investigators are to examine the effect of enteral nutrition supplemented with parenteral nutrtion on nutrition status after esophagectomy.

Conditions

• Esophagus Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Parenteral supplement with enteral nutrition for patients after esophagectomy
OTHER	Enteral Nutrition alone for patients after esophagectomy

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-07-01
• Primary completion: 2014-01-01
• Completion: 2014-03-01
• First posted: 2012-08-21
• Last updated: 2014-04-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China