Clinical trial NCT02385630: Longitudinal Assessment of Gut Hormone Secretion Following Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery for Cancer
Official title: Longitudinal Assessment of Gut Hormone Secretion Following Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery for Cancer
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Esophageal Neoplasms
Stomach Neoplasms
Weight Loss
Malnutrition
Keywords: Longitudinal Studies
Esophagectomy
Gastrectomy
Hunger
Appetite
Glucagon-like Peptide 1
Peptide YY
Ghrelin
Satiety Response
Feeding Behavior
Meals
Postprandial Period
Lead sponsor: St. James's Hospital, Ireland
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: University College Dublin
name: University of Dublin, Trinity College
First posted: 2015-03-11
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: Surgery is the cornerstone of treatment for patients with oesophageal or gastric cancer, but while surgical removal of the tumour (oesophagectomy or gastrectomy) may offer the best chance of cure, these are major operations associated with specific long term complications. Weight loss and poor nutrition are relatively common problems among patients who attain long-term cancer remission and cure after surgery. The mechanisms underlying these problems are not well understood and therefore treatment options are limited.

The investigators research has demonstrated increased levels of chemical messengers (gut hormones) released from the gastrointestinal tract after meals in patients who have previously undergone upper gastrointestinal surgery. These chemical messengers play a role in signalling the feeling of fullness during and after a meal (satiety). Understanding the mechanisms involved in increased gut hormone secretion after these operations may allow us to use certain medications to block gut hormone release and hence reduce satiety allowing patients to eat more, regain weight and prevent nutritional complications after surgery.

Exaggerated post-prandial satiety gut hormone responses following oesophagectomy have, however, only been established cross-sectionally and therefore the time course for development of increased gut hormone secretion is unknown. Data collected from this study will provide important information about optimal timing of therapeutic intervention in this patient group, while offering mechanistic insights with regard to the pathophysiologic process underlying post-operative early satiety.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients scheduled to undergo two-stage, three-stage or transhiatal oesophagectomy with gastric conduit reconstruction OR total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Significant and persistent chemoradiotherapy complication
2. Other previous upper gastrointestinal surgery
3. Unwell or unable to eat
4. Other disease or medications which may affect satiety gut hormone responses
5. Active and significant psychiatric illness including substance misuse
6. Cognitive or communication issues or any factors affecting capacity to consent to participation
7. History of significant food allergy, certain dietary restrictions
8. Confirmed or suspected residual or recurrent disease after surgery, synchronous or metachronous malignancy
9. Significant surgical complication, aspiration risk or deterioration in performance

Primary outcomes:
measure: Post-prandial satiety gut hormone area under the curve
timeFrame: 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Body anthropometry
timeFrame: 1 year
measure: EORTC health related quality of life at one year
timeFrame: 1 year
measure: Subjective symptom scores
timeFrame: 1 year
measure: Fasting ghrelin concentration
timeFrame: 1 year
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Dublin
country: Ireland
facility: Wellcome Trust-Health Research Board Clinical Research Facility, St. James's Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. James's Hospital
name: John V Reynolds, MCh, FRCS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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