Pre-surgery boot camp aims to cut complications in pancreatic cancer patients
NCT ID NCT04469504
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a 4-week prehabilitation program combining exercise, nutritional supplements, and psychological support for patients with sarcopenia (muscle loss) who are about to have pancreatic cancer surgery. The goal is to see if this program reduces serious complications like pancreatic fistulas. About 158 participants will be enrolled.
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 (exercise, nutritional supplementation, psychological support) and perioperative immunonutrition (Oral Impact)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this program could reduce serious complications after pancreatic cancer surgery for patients with muscle loss.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial. The program is demanding and may be hard for some patients to complete. Results may not apply to 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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6 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Jun 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 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 undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy for cancer * Sarcopenic status Exclusion Criteria: * Age younger than 18 years * Medical contraindications including cardiovascular disease or clinically significant vascular disease * Physical inability to exercise * Emergent surgery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hop Claude Huriez Chu Lille
Lille, France
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