Dietary Fiber Before Colorectal Cancer Surgery
ConditionColorectal Cancer
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorWageningen University
About this trial
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the feasibility of increasing preoperative dietary fiber intake in individuals with colorectal cancer who will undergo surgery. This will be done using 1) digital personalized dietary advice or 2) a dried vegetable product compared to 3) habitual diet (control).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥18 years;
Being diagnosed with CRC and planned to undergo elective CRC resection;
Disqualifiers
Previously have had a large abdominal resection, excluding appendectomy and cholecystectomy;
Diagnosed with Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Celiac Disease;
Currently having a stoma;
Known allergic reactions to plants from the Asteraceae (Compositae) family (e.g., lettuce, daisies, sunflowers, artichokes, sage, tarragon, chamomile, chicory etc.);
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Dietary intervention
Treatment groups
54 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Wageningen University
Lead sponsor
Gelderse Vallei Hospital
Collaborator
VLAG Graduate School
Collaborator
Alliance TU/e, WUR, UU, UMC Utrecht (EWUU)
Collaborator
Nutrition & Healthcare Alliance
Collaborator
WholeFiber BV
Collaborator
Wageningen Food and Biobased Research (WFBR)
Collaborator
Meander Medical Center
Collaborator
Rijnstate Hospital
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov