RecruitingPhase 2NCT06392971

Deep-sea Fish Oil for Prevention of Acute Radiation-induced Esophagitis

A Randomized Control Study of Deep-sea Fish Oil for Prevention of Acute Radiation-induced Esophagitis in Patients With Esophageal Cancer


Sponsor

First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College

Enrollment

120 participants

Start Date

Jan 15, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

Purpose:To observe and evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of deep-sea fish oil in preventing acute radiation-induced esophagitis (ARIE). Methods and Materials:A total of 120 patients with esophageal cancer treated with radiotherapy were randomly assigned (1:1) to treatment or control group. In the treatment group, 1g deep-sea fish oil was oral administrated prophylactically twice a day,the control group was blank control. The clinical efficacy of deep-sea fish oil on prevention of ARIE was evaluated by comparing the differences in the occurrence time, the grade and incidence of ARIE. Additionally, the change in nutritional status was also investigated. Hemanalysis, liver function, kidney function changes, and adverse reactions were compared before and after treatment to evaluate the safety of deep-sea fish oil.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 70 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing whether taking deep-sea fish oil supplements can prevent or reduce esophagitis — painful inflammation of the swallowing tube — which is a common and distressing side effect of radiation therapy for esophageal, lung, or breast cancer. **You may be eligible if...** - You are between 18 and 70 years old - You have been diagnosed with esophageal, lung, or breast cancer (confirmed by biopsy) - You are scheduled to receive radiation therapy - You do not have swallowing pain before starting radiation - You are not pregnant or breastfeeding **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have had previous radiation therapy - You have severe liver, kidney, or heart conditions that prevent you from receiving radiation - You have a serious mental illness that affects your ability to follow the study - You are pregnant or breastfeeding Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

DRUGDeep-sea fish oil

Starting from radiotherapy, the whole course of prophylactic oral deep-sea fish oil should be taken at the recommended dosage of 1g po bid according to the instructions (the administration method is to take it with the drug, remove the film on the drug surface, slowly swallow it in a supine position, and make the liquid fully contact with the esophageal mucosa). If no acute radioactive esophagus was assessed during the course of treatment, the patient was administered orally until the end of radiotherapy. If the patient developed radioactive esophagitis during the course of treatment, the relevant outcome measures were recorded and used as the endpoint event of the phase I study. The end point for patients without acute radiation esophagitis was at the completion of radiation therapy.

OTHERPlacebo

Take a capsule made of food oil that looks like deep-sea fish oil at a dose of 1g po bid. Treatment is discontinued when patients develop acute radiation esophagitis.


Locations(1)

The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College

Chengdu, China

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