NCT06876454

Optimal Nutritional Palliation of Obstructed GEJ Cancer

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 33 (estimated)
• Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main goal of this trial is to assess whether it's feasible to conduct a larger, full-scale study comparing the use of gastrostomy (g-tubes) and stents in patients with unresectable cancer of the stomach and/or esophagus, and to evaluate their impact on patients' quality of life. Additional objectives include examining the rates of complications, the need for additional treatments, and the total number of hospital days over a three-month period.

Conditions

• Esophageal Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Gastrostomy Tube	Feeding gastrostomy tube insertion
DEVICE	Self Expanding Metal esophageal Stent	Fully covered SEMS in the esophagus

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-01
• Primary completion: 2026-07-01
• Completion: 2026-12-31
• First posted: 2025-03-14
• Last updated: 2025-05-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada