Tailored diet after pancreatic surgery may speed healing
NCT ID NCT07560540
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether personalized nutrition plans can improve recovery after Whipple surgery for pancreatic, bile duct, or ampullary cancers. Twenty patients in Pakistan will receive tailored meals and supplements before and after surgery, and be followed for 6 months. Researchers will measure body composition, blood tests, and complications to see if the approach helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- personalized nutrition therapy (enteral and parenteral)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide evidence-based nutrition guidelines to help Whipple surgery patients recover faster with fewer complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study (20 patients) with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. It only observes outcomes, not tests a new drug.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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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: * Malignancy of; * Distal common bile duct * Pancreatic head * Periampullary * Duodenal * Patients scheduled for elective Whipple's procedure (laparoscopic and open) * Age 18 and above Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing Whipple's procedure for reasons other than malignancy * Patients undergoing emergency procedures * Patients with significant preoperative complications prohibiting oral intake * Age below 18
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shalamar Hospital
RECRUITINGLahore, 54000, Pakistan
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