Status:

UNKNOWN

Study to Prevent Radiation Induced Damage to Bowel Using a Prebiotic Enhanced Diet.

Lead Sponsor:

University College London Hospitals

Conditions:

Radiation Enteritis

Radiation Proctitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The study will consist of pair of double-blind placebo-controlled trials of dietary supplementation with 15g/day FructoOligoSaccharide (FOS) for 7.5 weeks in patients with prostate carcinoma or 5 week...

Detailed Description

The study will consist of pair of double-blind placebo-controlled trials of dietary supplementation with 15g/day FructoOligoSaccharide (FOS) for 7.5 weeks in patients with prostate carcinoma or 5 week...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The study group will comprise men and women aged 18 years or older with a histologically proven diagnosis of carcinoma of the prostate or carcinoma of the cervix or endometrium in whom radical radiotherapy has been selected in their treatment plan following assessment by the prostate oncology or gynecological oncology multidisciplinary team

Exclusion

  • Exclusion criteria will preclude the recruitment of those having radiotherapy for purely palliative reasons. Patients known to have a current infection with an enteric pathogen, or who have used antibiotics within the past month, consumed any probiotic or prebiotic within the last month, or used any rectal/topical therapy within the last month will also be ineligible. Those known or suspected to have inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) will be ineligible. Patients requiring hospitalisation, and those considered by the chief investigator (CI) to have important hepatic, renal, endocrine, respiratory, neurological or cardiovascular disease will also be ineligible.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

220 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01414517

Start Date

August 1 2010

End Date

August 1 2012

Last Update

August 11 2011

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University College London Hospital

London, London, United Kingdom, NW1 2BU