Clinical trials: Radiation-Induced Enteritis
Radiation Enteritis, Radiation Proctitis
Study to Prevent Radiation Induced Damage to Bowel Using a Prebiotic Enhanced Diet.
The study will consist of pair of double-blind placebo-controlled trials of dietary supplementation with 15g/day FructoOligoSaccharide (FOS) for 7.5 weeks in patients with prostate carcinoma or 5 weeks in patients with cervical…
- Trial name
- NCT01414517
- Testing
- FructoOligoSaccharide, Maltodextrin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- University College London Hospitals
The Clinical Incidence of Low Triiodothyronine Syndrome
An Analysis of the Relative Risk for Low Triiodothyronine Syndrome in Patients With Chronic Radiation Enteritis
Radiation enteritis (RE) is by simple definition an inflammatory process occurring at the level of the intestines as a response to abdominal or pelvic radiation energy exposure.
- Trial name
- NCT02452073
- Testing
- Thyroid function tests
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shengxian Fan
Prostate Cancer, Radiotherapy Side Effect
PROstate CAncer Radiotherapy - Bowel Quality of Life (PROCAR-BQ)
This is a prospective pilot study to evaluate the mean increase of bowel symptoms after pelvic radiotherapy (RT) in prostate cancer (PCa) patient using the validated \& newly translated EORTC-QLQ PRT20 module.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Radiotherapy Side Effect, Bowel Dysfunction, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- PROCAR-BQ (NCT05880446)
- Testing
- Bowel symptoms & QoL assessment
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Jules Bordet Institute
Diarrhea, Radiation Enteritis
Pentosan Polysulfate in Treating Patients With Gastrointestinal Disturbance Caused by Radiation Therapy
RATIONALE: Pentosan polysulfate may be effective in treating side effects of radiation therapy to the abdomen or pelvis. It is not yet known whether pentosan polysulfate is more effective than no further therapy for treating…
- Trial name
- NCT00003825
- Testing
- pentosan polysulfate sodium, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 260 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group