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A study to see if using a feeding tube at home after surgery for food pipe or stomach cancer helps recovery

Overview

Cancer types:

Oesophageal cancer, Stomach cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This study looked into continuing to use a feeding tube into the small bowel for 6 weeks after major surgery to treat stomach cancer or food pipe cancer.

Recruitment start: 1 July 2012

Recruitment end: 28 February 2014

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Mr David Bowrey

Miss Melanie Baker

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Last reviewed: 9 March 2016

CRUK internal database number: 11005

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