Gut-Friendly fiber may ease harsh chemo side effect

NCT ID NCT05296681

Summary

This study is testing whether a special high-fiber supplement can help reduce severe diarrhea caused by a common colon cancer chemotherapy drug. Researchers want to see if improving gut bacteria health with this supplement allows patients to better tolerate their full chemotherapy doses. The trial involves 42 people with advanced colon cancer who are receiving the drug irinotecan.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Community Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Toms River, New Jersey, 08753, United States

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  • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

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    Livingston, New Jersey, 07039, United States

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  • Monmouth Medical Center

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    Lakewood, New Jersey, 08701, United States

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  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

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    Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States

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  • RWJBarnabas Health - Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus

    RECRUITING

    Lakewood, New Jersey, 08701, United States

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  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

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    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States

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  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton

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    Hamilton, New Jersey, 08690, United States

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  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerset

    RECRUITING

    Somerville, New Jersey, 08876, United States

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  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

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    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States

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    Contact

  • The Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States

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