Status:
UNKNOWN
Pilot Study Evaluating Broccoli Sprouts in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer [POUDER Trial]
Lead Sponsor:
Heidelberg University
Collaborating Sponsors:
German Cancer Research Center
Conditions:
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of the POUDER trial is to determine the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial regarding the application of freeze-dried broccoli sprouts rich in sulforaphane and quercetin in patients ...
Detailed Description
Patients will be randomly classified into two groups - verum and placebo. The patients in the experimental arm will receive capsules with broccoli sprout grain containing a total of 90mg sulforaphane ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Advanced, surgically non-treatable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (surgical exploration, intraoperative biopsy but also palliative bypass interventions (bileodigestive anastomosis and/or gastroenterostomy because of preoperative cholestasis or impaired gastric emptying due to tumor-mass effect)
- Intact gastric emptying
- Written informed consent
- Patients ≥18 years of age
- Palliative chemotherapy
Exclusion
- Intolerance to broccoli or its ingredients
- Impaired mental status or language problems / barriers
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01879878
Start Date
December 1 2013
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
May 28 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Dept. of General and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg, Germany, 69120