The gastrointestinal microbiome of esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophageal resection - a prospective pilot study
Recruiting
- Conditions
- C15.9Oesophagus, unspecified
- Registration Number
- DRKS00033186
- Lead Sponsor
- nimedizin Mainz, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Elective surgery, oral food intake must be preserved, defecation via naturalis, omnivorous diet, neoadjuvant pre-treatment planned, M0 or clinical stage I to IVa, any tumor location in the esophagus (cervical, thoracic, esophagogastric junction)
Exclusion Criteria
Female gender, children and adolescents, emergency surgery, no oral food intake possible, anus praeter, lack of compliance, cognitive impairment (e.g. dementia), vegetarian or vegan diet, previous illnesses associated with chronic diarrhoea, known food intolerance leading to diarrhoea, long-term treatment with laxatives, primary surgery without pre-treatment, palliative treatment, presence of distant metastases
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method