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A trial looking at nutritional supplement drinks for people with bowel cancer who are losing weight (POSiCC)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Colon cancer, Rectal cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This trial was done to see if having supplement drinks before surgery for bowel cancer can help people recover more quickly.

Recruitment start: 1 November 2013

Recruitment end: 28 February 2015

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

Dr Sorrel Burden

Supported by

British Dietetic Association

Macmillan Cancer Support

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

University of Manchester

Last reviewed: 4 June 2019

CRUK internal database number: 9494

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