Can a Pre-Surgery boost help cancer patients recover faster?
NCT ID NCT06275737
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests an 8-week program of nutrition advice, exercise, and psychological support for people with pancreatic or esophageal cancer before they have surgery. The goal is to see if patients can complete the program and if it helps them prepare for surgery. Only 9 patients are enrolled, so this is a very early look at whether this approach is feasible.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Prehabilitation program (nutritional, psychological, and personalized physical activity interventions)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could help patients feel stronger and recover better after surgery for pancreatic or esophageal cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 9 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program requires significant effort and may not be suitable for all 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 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
- 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: 1. Signed and dated patient informed consent form (ICF) and willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the study duration, 2. Histologically or cytologically proven, localized PDAC or OGC, 3. Indication to a neoadjuvant treatment with triplet chemotherapy for ≥ 4 cycles (8 weeks) validated by the multidisciplinary board, Note: Patient treated for PDAC, dose reduction of oxaliplatin or irinotecan is authorized. 4. Age \> 18 years; If aged ≥ 75 years: G8 score must be ≥ 14 and if \< 14 validation of oncogeriatric specialist, 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) of 0-1 at the inclusion visit, 6. No prior treatment for PDAC or OGC before starting chemotherapy (FLOT or FOLFIRINOX), 7. At least one measurable or evaluable lesion as assessed by Computerized Tomography scan or Magnetic resonance imaging according to RECIST 1.1 and feasibility of repeated radiological assessments, 8. Adequate hematologic and end-organ function allowing the triple combination chemotherapy protocol, 9. Registration in a national health care system (PUMa - Protection Universelle Maladie included). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Evidence of metastatic disease at imaging (validated in multidisciplinary team evaluation), 2. Histology of other than adenocarcinoma, 3. Any medical (including cardiovascular, respiratory, psychiatric, musculoskeletal, or neurological) condition contra-indicating exercise practice, 4. Patients with medical contraindication to surgery due to general condition or comorbidities 5. Pregnancy or breast-feeding, 6. Patient under a legal protection regime (guardianship, curatorship, judicial safeguard) or administrative decision or incapable of giving his/her consent,
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
11 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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CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE ROUEN - CHU Charles Nicolle
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRouen, France
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CHU de Reims
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGReims, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Bourgogne
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDijon, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Tours - Hopital Trousseau
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTours, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLille, France
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Groupe hospitalier Rance Emeraude (CHU Saint-Malo)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSt-Malo, France
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Hospital La Timone
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarseille, France
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INSTITUT CURIE de SAint Cloud
RECRUITINGSaint-Cloud, France
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Institut Daniel Hollard - Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste de Grenoble
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGrenoble, France
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Institut Paoli-Calmettes
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarseille, France
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Institut de Cancerologie de L'Ouest Rene Gauducheau
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, France
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