Can a simple shake before surgery help ovarian cancer patients?

NCT ID NCT03956095

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether it's possible to give ovarian cancer patients a special nutrition shake for seven days before their surgery. 23 patients took part to see if they would stick with the program. The goal was just to see if the program was doable, not to measure health benefits.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Ensure Surgery Immunonutrition Shake supplements
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that a simple nutrition program before surgery is practical and might help patients recover better.
What could go wrong: This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 23 participants. It does not test if the supplements actually improve health outcomes, so results may not lead to any direct benefit.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

fallopian tube cancer ovarian cancer primary peritoneal carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

DEBULKING SURGERY FOR OVARIAN CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Baptist Alliance MCI

Miami, Florida, 33143, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)

Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (All Protocol Activities)

Commack, New York, 11725, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)

Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)

Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)

Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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