Pre-surgery boot camp may cut complications after stomach cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07328633
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether a 4-week pre-surgery program of exercise, nutrition advice, and mental support, combined with a standard enhanced recovery plan, can reduce complications after stomach cancer surgery. About 136 patients aged 18-75 who had chemotherapy before surgery will be randomly assigned to get the extra pre-surgery program or just the standard recovery plan. The main goal is to see if fewer people have serious problems within 30 days after their operation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pre-habilitation program (exercise, nutrition, psychological support) and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that preparing patients before surgery with exercise and nutrition reduces complications and speeds recovery after gastric cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with 136 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The behavioral intervention may be hard to standardize or replicate.
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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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136 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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 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: * Age:18-75 years * ECOG:0-2 * ASA:I-III * Histologically confirmed gastric adenocarcinoma (cT3-4aN+M0) * Fit for radical surgery after MDT * Negative pregnancy test within one month * Non-pregnant or non-lactating Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cardiac (LVEF\<30% or NYHA IV) * Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction (Child-Pugh ≥10; CrCl\<25 ml/min) * Recent cerebrovascular events * Concomitant tumors requiring surgery * Emergency surgery for tumor complications, * Severe infections
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
Qingdao, Shandong, 266000, China
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