Comparison of Megestrol and/or Omega-3 Fatty Acid-Enriched Nutritional Supplement in Treating Patients With Cancer-Related Weight Loss and Lack of Appetite
Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Anorexia, Cachexia
In brief
RATIONALE: Megestrol and /or an omega-3 fatty acid-enriched nutritional supplement may improve cancer-related weight loss and lack of appetite. It is not yet known whether megestrol alone, an omega-3 fatty acid-enriched nutritional supplement alone, or a combination of both is most effective in treating cancer-related weight loss and loss of appetite. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of megestrol with or without an omega-3 fatty acid-enriched nutritional supplement to that of the omega-3 fatty acid-enriched nutritional supplement alone in treating patients who have cancer-related weight loss and lack of appetite.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00031707
- Run by
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- People needed
- 429
- Starts
- 2000-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2004-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-07-14
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
- Mayo Clinic — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association — Peoria, Illinois, United States
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center — Urbana, Illinois, United States
- CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project — Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
- CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association — Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Siouxland Hematology-Oncology — Sioux City, Iowa, United States
- CCOP - Wichita — Wichita, Kansas, United States
- CCOP - Ochsner — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- CCOP - Duluth — Duluth, Minnesota, United States
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
- CentraCare Health Plaza — Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States
- CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium — Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Medcenter One Health System — Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
- CCOP - Merit Care Hospital — Fargo, North Dakota, United States
- Altru Health Systems — Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
- CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program — Toledo, Ohio, United States
- CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center — Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Allegheny General Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Rapid City Regional Hospital — Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
- CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium — Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
- Tom Baker Cancer Center - Calgary — Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Cross Cancer Institute — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- British Columbia Cancer Agency - Centre for the Southern Interior — Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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