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Caloric Restriction In Sarcoma Patients Treated With Pre-Operative RT

NCT02792270 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2026-05-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is being conducted to decrease the rate of surgical wound complications. The investigators are studying the effects that caloric restriction has on decreasing the rate of surgical wound complications.

Conditions

  • Tumor Surgery

Interventions

OTHER

Caloric Restriction Diet

Two nutritional supplements, one from Ensure (Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL) and one from Boost (Nestle, Vevey, Switzerland) will be used for 3 days before surgery. The supplements are the Ensure Pre-Surgery Clear Carbohydrate Drink and the Ensure Original Nutrition Powder. The Original Nutrition Powder will be mixed with 8oz of water, oat milk, or almond milk. The proposed macronutrient profile for the 3 days of caloric restriction (CR) is less than 8% of calories from protein.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Santiago A Lozano-Calderón, MD, PhD · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-06-30
Primary Completion
2026-08-31
Completion
2027-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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