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CTRI Number  CTRI/2009/091/000071 [Registered on: 02/04/2009]
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Post Graduate Thesis   
Type of Trial   
Type of Study    
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial to study the effects of two forms of reconstruction, uncut roux-en-y gastrojejunostomy and standard roux-en-y gastrojejunostomy following partial gastrectomy or palliative bypass in patients with cancer of stomach 
Scientific Title of Study   A randomised trial comparing short-term outcomes of "Uncut" Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy and standard Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy following partial gastrectomy/palliative bypass for gastric adenocarcinoma 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  NAGARAJ PALANKAR 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  Surgery Unit III, Christian Medical College Hospital
218, Hospital Annexe, CMC Hospital
Vellore
TAMIL NADU
632004
India 
Phone  09994882487  
Fax  04162232035  
Email  nagarajpalankar@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DR.GEORGE MATHEW 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  Surgery Unit III, Christian Medical College Hospital
Principal's Office, Christian Medical College
Vellore
TAMIL NADU
632004
India 
Phone  04162282079  
Fax  04162232035  
Email  gmathewcmc@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DR.GEORGE MATHEW 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  Surgery Unit III, Christian Medical College Hospital
Principal's Office, Christian Medical College
Vellore
TAMIL NADU
632004
India 
Phone  04162282079  
Fax  04162232035  
Email  gmathewcmc@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Fluid Research Grant from Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. 
Address   
Type of Sponsor   
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL   
NIL   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr.George Mathew  Christian Medical College  Surgery Unit III, Christian Medical College Hospital,Principal's Office, Christian Medical College-632004
Vellore
TAMIL NADU 
04162282079
04162232035
gmathewcmc@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Review Board, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Gastric Cancer,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Standard Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy   
Intervention  Uncut Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy   
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From   
Age To   
Gender   
Details  1. Patients undergoing partial gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma. 2. Age of the patient: 18 years and above.  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients who have undergone prior gastric operations or vagotomy 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Gastric emptying time by nuclear gastric emptying scan. 2. Time taken to institute solid diet  Gastric emptying time on the 15th postoperative day 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Mortality rate. 2. Overall morbidity rate. 3. Time taken to discontinue nasogastric intubation. 4. Viscik grading pre- and post-operatively. 5. Post-operative hospital stay. 6. Any reoperation.   Immediate postoperative period during the hospital stay 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="68"
Sample Size from India="" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  30/05/2008 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Open to Recruitment 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)   
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   This study is a randomised control trail comparing the effects of 2 forms of reconstruction after partial gastrectomy for gastric cancer viz, uncut Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy and standard Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy. The study will be conducted at Christian Medical College, Vellore. Sixty-eight patients who fulfill the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be enrolled for the study. The primary outcome measures will be gastric emptying time on 15th postoperative day by nuclear scan and time taken to institute solid diet postoperatively. The secondary outcome measures will be overall mortality rate, overall morbidity rate, time taken to discontinue nasogastric intubation, pre- and post-operative Viscik grading, duration of post-operative hospital stay and need for reoperation.  
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