Nutritional drink aims to cut surgery complications in colorectal cancer
NCT ID NCT06134440
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a nutritional drink called Impact Oral®, taken for 5 days before and after surgery, could reduce complications in colorectal cancer patients. The trial included 71 patients eligible for minimally invasive surgery. However, the study was terminated early, so the results are not complete.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Impact Oral® (oral nutritional supplement with immune-nutrients)
- What this could lead to
- If it worked, this could show that a simple nutritional drink helps reduce complications after colorectal cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early, so results are limited. It only included patients eligible for minimally invasive surgery, so findings may not apply to all colorectal cancer 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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71 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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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18 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: * Patients aged ≥ 18 years or older; * histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of colon or rectum; * Eligible for elective curative surgery with indication of colon and/or rectal resection in laparoscopy with mini-invasive technique; * eligible for ERAS protocol; * Written informed consent to the study participation according to the Local Ethic Committee requirements before any study procedure; Exclusion Criteria: * colon or rectal resection for benign disease; * TNM Stage ≥4; * neoadjuvant radio and/or chemotherapy * ASA score \> 3; * contraindications to oral nutrition (e.g. dysphagia, pyloric stenosis) or hypersensitivity to any ingredient of study product; * albuminemia \< 3.0 g/l; * weight loss \> 10% in the last 3-6 months; * BMI \< 18.5 kg/m2; * pregnant or breastfeeding; * Not self-sufficient or with poor family compliance; * Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency; * Active uncontrolled pre-operative infections or other clinically relevant concomitant illness that preclude laparoscopic procedure; * Bowel obstruction or parenteral nutrition or gastric tube;
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
Padova, 35128, Italy
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