New pouch surgery aims to ease dumping syndrome after stomach removal
NCT ID NCT06967571
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a surgical technique called a jejunal pouch in 26 adults who need their entire stomach removed due to cancer or a high-risk gene mutation. The pouch is created from a section of the small intestine to replace the stomach's reservoir function. The goal is to reduce dumping syndrome—a common complication causing nausea, diarrhea, and dizziness after eating—and improve overall quality of life and nutrition.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Jejunal pouch reconstruction (a surgical procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this surgical technique could reduce dumping syndrome and improve nutrition and quality of life after total stomach removal.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 26 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Surgery carries risks like infection or leakage.
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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 26 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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.
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18 to 75 years
- 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 18-75 years. * Histologically confirmed gastric tumor (including adenocarcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor - GIST- or neuroendocrine tumor) or patients with CDH1 mutation, scheduled for TG with a maximal esophageal resection of \< 6 cm. * Informed consent capability. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior abdominal surgeries affecting the jejunum. * Severe comorbidities or non-appropriate organ function: uncontrolled diabetes with HbA1C \> 7.5, significant heart disease: New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification Class III or IV, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring oxygen supplementation or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), chronic corticosteroid therapy (daily for more than 6 months), neutrophil count \< 2000/mm3, hemoglobin \< 8.0 g/dL, platelet count \< 100,000/mm3, serum total bilirubin \> 1.5 mg/dL, serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>100 IU/L, serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \>100 IU/L, and creatinine clearance (CCr) ≥ 50 mL/min), ECOG performance status \> 1. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS
RECRUITINGRoma, Italy
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