Could a feeding tube after transplant save the gut?
NCT ID NCT07315165
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether starting tube feeding right after a stem cell transplant can reduce severe gut graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in people with blood cancers or disorders. About 112 participants will be randomly assigned to either standard care or early tube feeding. The main goal is to see if early nutrition lowers the risk of serious gut GVHD within the first 100 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- enteral nutrition (blenderized tube feed formula)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that early tube feeding lowers the risk of severe gut complications after a stem cell transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (112 people) testing a dietary intervention, so results may not be definitive or apply to all patients. Tube feeding can cause discomfort or complications.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 112 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of a hematological condition or serious blood disorder * Patient planned for an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant * Any conditioning regimen or graft source Exclusion Criteria: * Uncorrected anatomical deformity of the nose, nasopharynx, esophagus, or stomach that could prevent proper placement of a nasogastric tube. * Chronic gastrointestinal conditions causing malabsorption or need for nutritional supplementation, e.g., celiac disease, short gut syndrome, chronic use of total parental nutrition or enteral nutrition for 3 or more months. Uncorrected anatomical deformity may include any known significant deviated nasal septum, large nasal polyps or other masses, or nasal or oropharyngeal trauma.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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