New recovery protocol aims to get stomach cancer patients home sooner
NCT ID NCT06984952
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a special recovery plan (ERAS) helps people recover faster after minimally invasive stomach cancer surgery. The plan includes education before surgery, shorter fasting, early eating and walking, and less use of strong painkillers. Researchers will track how many patients meet discharge criteria, such as eating soft food and walking 600 meters, compared to standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a standard care plan that helps patients leave the hospital sooner after stomach cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (308 people) testing a care process, not a new drug. The results may not apply to all hospitals or patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 308 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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: * Adults aged ≥19 years scheduled to undergo elective laparoscopic or robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification I to III * Ability to provide written informed consent, demonstrate understanding of the study protocol, and complete patient-reported outcome measures appropriately Exclusion Criteria: * Requirement for resection of organs other than the stomach during surgery (except for cholecystectomy) * History of upper abdominal surgery (except for cholecystectomy) * Known hypersensitivity to fentanyl, ropivacaine, acetaminophen, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs * Determined by the investigator or study personnel to be otherwise unsuitable for participation in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ajou University School of Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSuwon, South Korea
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Chungnam National University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDaejeon, South Korea
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Dongsan Hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGDaegu, South Korea
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National Cancer Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGoyang, South Korea
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Pusan National University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBusan, South Korea
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SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center,
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeongnam, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Severance hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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