Status:

RECRUITING

Dietary Fiber Before Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Wageningen University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Gelderse Vallei Hospital

VLAG Graduate School

Conditions:

Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the feasibility of increasing preoperative dietary fiber intake in individuals with colorectal cancer who will undergo surgery. This will ...

Detailed Description

Rationale: Postoperative complications, affecting up to 50% of the patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) undergoing surgery, are associated with impaired quality of life and higher mortality rates. Th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥18 years;
  • Being diagnosed with CRC and planned to undergo elective CRC resection;

Exclusion

  • Previously have had a large abdominal resection, excluding appendectomy and cholecystectomy;
  • Diagnosed with Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Celiac Disease;
  • Currently having a stoma;
  • Known allergic reactions to plants from the Asteraceae (Compositae) family (e.g., lettuce, daisies, sunflowers, artichokes, sage, tarragon, chamomile, chicory etc.);
  • Currently following a strict diet and unwilling or unable to change (e.g., gluten free or ketogenic diet);
  • Currently using fiber supplements, prebiotics and/or probiotics and unwilling to stop using these for the duration of the intervention;
  • Having a habitual dietary fiber intake \>30 g/day for women and \>40 g/day for men, measured with a food frequency questionnaire;
  • Dementia or other cognitive disabilities that makes it impossible to fill out questionnaires correctly;
  • Illiteracy (inability to read and understand Dutch).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 29 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

54 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06212817

Start Date

April 29 2024

End Date

May 1 2026

Last Update

November 18 2025

Active Locations (3)

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Rijnstate

Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

2

Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei

Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands

3

Meander Medisch Centrum

Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands