Active clinical trials for "Stomach Neoplasms"

Our main objective is to evaluate the effect of Ocoxin-Viusid on the quality of life of patients with advanced stomach cancer and esophagogastric junction. The Ocoxin-Viusid nutritional supplement is expected to improve quality of life and tolerance to treatment with Chemotherapy.

Using randomized control study, explore the effect of standardized nutrition education program on the nutrition status and life quality of patients with gastric cancer after surgery.

This study is applicable to patients undergoing lower lung or abdomen stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) treatment. The purpose of the ACE 01 study is to identify if, the volume of healthy tissue within the treatment area and therefore subsequent side effects, can be reduced by using a commercially available abdominal compression device to minimise breathing related movement. The secondary aim will be to assess patient compliance and comfort of thedevice. This will be assessed by asking the patient to complete a 'patient comfort questionnaire'. In addition the radiographers will be asked to complete a 'satisfaction questionnaire' to determine ease and reproducibility of use.

To evaluate immunomodulatory effects of perioperative application of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in gastric cancer surgery, the effects of postoperative recovery, the improvement of nutritional status, incidence rate of related complications, and whether it can reduce the average postoperative hospitalization days.

The Objectives of this study is To evaluate the efficacy for exercise, diet, and posttraumatic growth as a result of participating in tailored program (Health Partnership Program) for 24 weeks To evaluate the efficacy for quality of life, life satisfaction, health leadership, anxiety, depression, impact of event, social support, cancer belief as a result of participating in tailored program (Health Partnership Program) for 24 weeks To assess the efficacy of such intervention compared with usual care in cancer patients

This is a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial to clarify the effect of early oral nutrition introduction after total gastrectomy in gastric cancer patients on the length of hospital stay, comparing an experimental group vs control group.

Background: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) usually requires adequate level of sedation due to lengthy and uncomfortable procedure. Propofol induced sedation with bispectral index (BIS) monitoring has been reported to lead to higher satisfaction of patients and endoscopists during ESD. However, there is no data about efficacy of midazolam and meperidine induced sedation with BIS monitoring during ESD. This study was to evaluate whether midazolam and meperidine induced sedation with BIS monitoring could improve the satisfaction and reduce the dose of midazolam and meperidine during ESD.

Gastric cancer is still one of the most common malignance in Korea. Because of the popularity of regular check ups, early detection of gastric cancer has increased, consequently, the survival of the patients also has increased. In this reason, the interest of outcomes after gastrectomy for gastric cancer move survival only to quality of life of these patients. Although the definition of metabolic syndrome is various, but it is normally accepted as a state that insulin resistance or glucose intolerance combined with hypertension or hyperlipidemia or obesity. Metabolic syndrome is a worldwide health problem, and the treatment is modification of life style, weight loss and medication. However, in most of the patients metabolic syndrome is considered not curable disease. Recent studies have shown that some bariatric surgery offers not only control the overweight but also metabolic syndrome. The exact mechanism is still unknown but decreased gastric volume and intestinal bypass itself seemed to play an important role to improve metabolic syndrome over just decreased weight. For treating gastric cancer, gastrectomy is essential and the extent of gastrectomy is varied subtotal and total gastrectomy according to the location of tumor. Also, reconstruction type is varied gastroduodenostomy and Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy after subtotal gastrectomy, esophagojejunostomy after total gastrectomy. This kind of operation for gastric cancer lead decreased gastric volume and/or intestinal bypass, which means this operation could lead similar effect of bariatric surgery. Already, there have been several retrospective reports that metabolic syndrome or diabetes was improved after gastrectomy for gastric cancer but no prospective study about this subject yet in Korea. The purpose of this study is that evaluating the degree of improvement of metabolic syndrome after gastrectomy for gastric cancer, and analyze the differences between the type of operation.

Preclinical studies at our institution, based on a genetic mouse model of stomach cancer, strongly suggest that innervation of the stomach wall is deeply involved in tumorigenesis of stomach cancer. The data indicate that denervation of the stomach either by vagotomy or by injection of botulinum toxin (Botox®)in the stomach wall inhibits the development of cancer as well as reduces already established tumor volume in the stomach in this mouse model. Gene expression data indicate that vagotomy suppresses protein gene product 9.5 (PGP9.5). The expression of PGP9.5 is highly specific for the density of neurons and the diffuse neuroendocrine system. The investigators will take biopsies from tumors and adjacent normal mucosa either by means of endoscopy and/or from operative specimens from participants treated or evaluated for stomach cancer at the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital. The biopsies will be evaluated with immunohistochemistry and gene expression studies for the presence and density of PGP9.5. These data will be correlated to stage evaluation (TNM) and survival.

The primary aim of this study is to collect clinical data on the performance of MonoPlus® suture applied in routine clinical practice. Diverse parameters are to be used to assess the safety and efficacy of MonoPlus® suture for gastrointestinal anastomosis construction. This study has been designed to implement an action within the framework of a proactive Post Market Clinical Follow up (PMCF) activity.