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Could silkworm pupas be the key to fighting muscle loss in cancer survivors?

NCT ID NCT07554807

Not yet recruiting Symptom relief Sponsor: First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tests whether silkworm pupa tablets can improve nutrition and reduce muscle loss (sarcopenia) in people who have completed cancer treatment. 480 participants will receive either the tablets or a placebo for 3 months. The main goal is to see if muscle strength and mass improve.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
silkworm pupa tablets
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, natural supplement to help cancer survivors regain muscle strength and improve nutrition.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage test of a supplement, not a proven treatment. The effect may be small or no better than placebo, and results may not apply to all cancer types.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer digestive system cancer digestive system neoplasm Malnutrition nutritional deficiency disease Sarcopenia

As listed by the trial registrant

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

GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY SARCOPENIA

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China

  • Hangzhou Institute of Medicine Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Hangzhou, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China

  • The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China

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