The Effects of Clostridium Butyricum on Adverse Events During Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-70
SponsorThe Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University

About this trial

This study is a multicenter randomized controlled trial designed to investigate the effects of Clostridium butyricum on adverse events during adjuvant treatment for colorectal cancer.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Aged 18-70 years;

No restriction on gender;

Have completed radical resection for colorectal cancer (including open, laparoscopic, or robotic surgery), and assessed by the MDT as requiring adjuvant therapy primarily based on 5-FU and its derivatives or platinum-based regimens (including chemotherapy, targeted therapy, or radiotherapy);

ECOG performance status score of 0-2;

Disqualifiers

Use of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, or antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to enrollment;

Presence of psychiatric disorders or other conditions that prevent cooperation with the intervention;

Dysfunction of vital organs such as the liver, kidneys, or heart that renders the individual unsuitable for clinical research upon assessment, or inadequate bone marrow, liver, or renal function to undergo adjuvant therapy;

Participation in other clinical studies within 3 months prior to enrollment;

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Clostridium butyricum capsules

    Drug

    Clostridium butyricum capsules , 6 capsules tid (each capsule containing ≥6.3 × 10⁶ CFU of Clostridium butyricum).

  • placebo capsules

    Other intervention

    Oral administration of placebo capsules, 6 capsules tid., containing corn starch. The appearance and weight of the placebo capsules are identical to those of intervention group.

Treatment groups

238 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: intervention groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: control groupPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

CTCAE grade 3-4 diarrhea

Incidence of grade 3-4 diarrhea during adjuvant chemotherapy, with severity graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0

Time frame
Throughout the entire course of adjuvant chemotherapy , up to 6 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Overall incidence of adverse events

Overall incidence of adverse events during adjuvant chemotherapy. Severity and specific types will be assessed according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0.

Time frame
Throughout the entire course of adjuvant chemotherapy , up to 6 months
2

rate of adjuvant treatment interruption

defined as a delay of \>=3 weeks from the planned treatment schedule

Time frame
Throughout the entire course of adjuvant chemotherapy , up to 6 months
3

White blood cell count

Blood samples will be collected and tested before the start of each cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy to obtain the results.

Time frame
Before the start of each cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy. A total of 6 to 8 cycles of chemotherapy are expected to be administered.
4

neutrophil count

Blood samples will be collected and tested before the start of each cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy to obtain the results.

Time frame
Before the start of each cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy. A total of 6 to 8 cycles of chemotherapy are expected to be administered.

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University

Lead sponsor

Shandong Provincial Hospital

Collaborator

Linyi People's Hospital

Collaborator

Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute

Collaborator

Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital

Collaborator

Jining First People's Hospital

Collaborator

Rizhao People's Hospital

Collaborator

Qianfoshan Hospital

Collaborator

Weifang People's Hospital

Collaborator

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

Collaborator

Taian City Central Hospital

Collaborator

The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University

Collaborator

Dongying People's Hospital

Collaborator

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