A prospective multicenter observational study of surgical palliation examining postoperative quality of life in patients treated for malignant gastric outlet obstruction caused by incurable advanced gastric cancer
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Gastric Cancer
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000023494
- Lead Sponsor
- Japanese Gastric Cancer Association
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up continuing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
(1) active bleeding or perforation of the gastric tumour demanding an urgent surgery; (2) active coexisting cancer (synchronous coexisting cancer and recurrence of metachronous cancer) showing symptoms; (3) clinically suspected brain metastasis or carcinomatous meningitis; (4) presence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC); and (5) severe mental disorder.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in QOL for patients undergoing surgical palliation for GOO caused by incurable primary gastric cancer.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postoperative improvement of oral intake, safety of surgical procedures, and postoperative overall survival.